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f | num | enwiktionary | Word: f Part of Speech: num Etymology: Old English lower case letter f, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, “fe”). Pronunciation: /ɛf/, /f/ 1. The sixth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script. Labels: lowercase |
f | symbol | enwiktionary | Word: f Part of Speech: symbol Etymology: Abbreviations. 1. The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F♯) is a tone intermediate between F and G. |
f | noun | enwiktionary | Word: f Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations. 1. Folio, paper and book size (10"-12.5" x 15"-20") Labels: abbreviation 2. Abbreviation of fuck. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, euphemistic Example: What the f do you think you're doing? 3. Abbreviation of feminine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of |
fa | noun | enwiktionary | Word: fa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Glover's solmization, from Middle English fa (“fourth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian fa in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin famulī (“servants”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis b... |
fa | prep | enwiktionary | Word: fa Part of Speech: prep Pronunciation: /fɑ/ 1. Alternative spelling of for. Labels: alt-of, alternative, informal Example: Do ya wanna be a dope fiend fa krist’s sake? |
fabaceous | adj | enwiktionary | Word: fabaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin fabaceus, from faba (“bean”). By surface analysis, Latin fab(a) + -aceous. For sense 2, from translingual Fabaceae + -ous, from Faba. Pronunciation: /fəˈbeɪʃəs/ 1. Having the nature of a bean; like a bean. Example: The fabaceous plants rank second only to the gr... |
fabella | noun | enwiktionary | Word: fabella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin fābella, diminutive of Latin faba (“bean”). Pronunciation: /fəˈbɛlə/ 1. One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals. |
Fabian | adj | enwiktionary | Word: Fabian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”), derived from Fabius + -ānus. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪ.biː.ən/, /ˈfeɪ.bi.ən/, /ˈfæɪ.biː.ən/, /ˈfe.bi.ən/ 1. Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general Fabius Maximus, whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famousl... |
Fabian | noun | enwiktionary | Word: Fabian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”), derived from Fabius + -ānus. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪ.biː.ən/, /ˈfeɪ.bi.ən/, /ˈfæɪ.biː.ən/, /ˈfe.bi.ən/ 1. A Fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society. |
Fabian | name | enwiktionary | Word: Fabian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”), derived from Fabius + -ānus. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪ.biː.ən/, /ˈfeɪ.bi.ən/, /ˈfæɪ.biː.ən/, /ˈfe.bi.ən/ 1. A male given name from Latin. Labels: rare 2. A surname. |
fable | noun | enwiktionary | Word: fable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, borrowed from Old French fable, from Latin fābula, from fārī (“to speak, say”) + -bula (“instrumental suffix”). See ban, and compare fabulous, fame. Doublet of fabula. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪbəl/ 1. A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful trut... |
fable | verb | enwiktionary | Word: fable Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English, borrowed from Old French fable, from Latin fābula, from fārī (“to speak, say”) + -bula (“instrumental suffix”). See ban, and compare fabulous, fame. Doublet of fabula. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪbəl/ 1. To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to wri... |
a- | prefix | enwiktionary | Word: a- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Middle English a- (“up, out, away”), from Old English ā-, originally *ar-, *or-, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out-”), from Proto-Indo-European *uds- (“up, out”). Cognate with Old Saxon a-, German er-. Pronunciation: /ə/ 1. Forming verbs with t... |
a- | prefix | enwiktionary | Word: a- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Middle English a- (“on”), derived from unstressed Middle English an (“on”), from Old English an (“on”). See a (preposition, on, to, in, etc.) Pronunciation: /ə/ 1. In, on, at; used to show a state, condition, or manner. Also passing into sense 2. Labels: idiomatic, morphe... |
a- | prefix | enwiktionary | Word: a- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Middle English a-, a variant form of y-, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with”). Pronunciation: /ə/ 1. Alternative form of y-. In dialect, it is sometimes conflated with sense 5 of the previous... |
a- | prefix | enwiktionary | Word: a- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Anglo-Norman a-, from Old French e-, from Latin ex-. Pronunciation: /ə/ 1. Forming words with the sense of wholly, or utterly out. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme Example: abash |
a- | prefix | enwiktionary | Word: a- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), preconsonantal form of ἀν- (an-). Distant doublet of un-. Pronunciation: /eɪ/, /æɪ/, /ə/, /a/ 1. Not, without, opposite of. Labels: morpheme Example: amoral, asymmetry, atheism, asexual, acyclic, atypical Example: When invited to believe in the Chim... |
a- | prefix | enwiktionary | Word: a- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Assimilated form of ad- before b, sc, sp, st, and sometimes m. From Middle English a-, from Middle French a-, from Latin ad (“towards”). 1. Towards; Used to indicate direction, reduction to, increase to, change into, or motion. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme Example: ascend, aspi... |
a- | prefix | enwiktionary | Word: a- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Latin ab (“of, off, from, away”). 1. Away from. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme Example: avert, aperient, abridge, assoil, assoilzie |
a- | prefix | enwiktionary | Word: a- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Middle English a-, o- (“of”). See a (preposition, of). 1. Of, from. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme Example: anew, afresh, athirst |
a- | prefix | enwiktionary | Word: a- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of -a (“empty syllable added to songs, poetry, verse and other speech”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Example: A-tisket a-tasket, A green and yellow basket |
a- | prefix | enwiktionary | Word: a- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Used as a prefix to verbs in the sense of remaining in the same condition. Actively doing something. Labels: morpheme Example: a-be, a-going Example: Let that choilt a-be, wilt ta. |
A 1 | adj | enwiktionary | Word: A 1 Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of A1. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable |
aam | noun | enwiktionary | Word: aam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch aam, from Latin ama, a variant of hama, from Ancient Greek ἄμη (ámē, “bucket”). Pronunciation: /ɑːm/, /ɔːm/, /ɑm/, /ɔm/ 1. A Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being in Amsterdam about 41 wine ga... |
aardvark | noun | enwiktionary | Word: aardvark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans aardvark (now rare), erdvark, from aarde (“earth”, from Middle Dutch aerde) + vark (“pig”, from Middle Dutch varken). Early European colonists in South Africa noticed that the animal was similar to a pig, while aarde hints at the animal's habit of b... |
aardwolf | noun | enwiktionary | Word: aardwolf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old Dutch ertha Middle Dutch āerde Dutch aarde Afrikaans aarde Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós? Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos Proto-Germanic *wulfaz Proto-West Germanic *wulf Old Dutch... |
Aaronic | adj | enwiktionary | Word: Aaronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărōn)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn)bor. Latin Aaronbor. English Aaron Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Aaronic From Aaron + -ic. Pronunciat... |
Aaron's rod | noun | enwiktionary | Word: Aaron's rod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reference to Numbers 17:8, the Authorized / KJV translation: "And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded a... |
aard-vark | noun | enwiktionary | Word: aard-vark Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of aardvark. Labels: alt-of, archaic |
ab- | prefix | enwiktionary | Word: ab- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ab-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”) (English off, of). Doublet of apo- and off-. 1. From. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme Example: ab- + sorb → absorb 2. Away from; outside of. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme Example: ab- + normal → abnormal Example... |
ab- | prefix | enwiktionary | Word: ab- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin se- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti Proto-Italic [Term?]... |
ab | noun | enwiktionary | Word: ab Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æb/ 1. Clipping of abdominal muscle . Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: The bikinied models in most of the ESPN2 shows have abs. Many of the malnourished bikinied models in the commercials have visible rib cages. How did the two get conflated into a ... |
ab | noun | enwiktionary | Word: ab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of abscess. Pronunciation: /æb/ 1. An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin. Labels: slang |
ab | verb | enwiktionary | Word: ab Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Abbreviations. Pronunciation: /æb/ 1. To abseil. Labels: informal Example: I had a climbing rope in my pack, set up an abseil with it, and abbed down to him. 2. Abbreviation of abort. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of |
ab | noun | enwiktionary | Word: ab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations. Pronunciation: /æb/ 1. Abbreviation of abortion. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of |
ab | prep | enwiktionary | Word: ab Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Abbreviations. Pronunciation: /æb/ 1. Abbreviation of about. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of |
ab | adv | enwiktionary | Word: ab Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Abbreviations. Pronunciation: /æb/ 1. Abbreviation of about. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of |
ab | noun | enwiktionary | Word: ab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the spelling books and the fact that it was the first of the letter combinations. Pronunciation: /æb/ 1. The early stages of; the beginning process; the start. Labels: US |
abaca | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abaca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaka. Pronunciation: /ˈæb.əˌkɑː/, /ˈæb.əˌkə/, /ˈæb.əˌkɑ/ 1. Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The fiber of this plant, used ... |
abacinate | verb | enwiktionary | Word: abacinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Late Latin abacinātus, perfect passive participle of abacinō; possibly formed from ab (“off”) + bacīnum (“a basin”) or bacīnus. Probably cognate with modern Italian abbacinare (“to dazzle”). Pronunciation: /əbˈæsɪneɪt/ 1. To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or pl... |
abacination | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abacination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English abacinate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English abacination From abacinate + -i... |
abaciscus | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abaciscus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀβακίσκος (abakískos, “a coloured stone for laying mosaic”), diminutive of ἄβαξ (ábax, “board”). See abacus. Pronunciation: /ˌæb.əˈsɪs.kəs/, /ˌæb.əˈsɪs.kɪs/, /ˌæb.əˈkɪs.kəs/, /ˌæb.əˈkɪs.kɪs/ 1. One of the tiles or squares of a tessellate... |
abacist | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abacist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English abaciste, from Medieval Latin abacista, from abacus + -ista (“-ist”). Pronunciation: /ˈæb.ə.sɪst/, /ˈæb.ə.səst/, /ˈæb.ə.kəst/, /əˈbæ.kəst/, /əˈbɑ.kəst/ 1. One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator. |
aback | adv | enwiktionary | Word: aback Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English abak, from Old English onbæc, equivalent to a- (“towards”) + back. Compare West Frisian tebek (“aback”, adverb, literally “to/at back”), Swedish tillbaka (idem.). Pronunciation: /əˈbæk/, /aˈbak/, /əˈbe̞k/ 1. Towards the back or rear; backwards. Labels: Geor... |
aback | noun | enwiktionary | Word: aback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax)der. Latin abacusbor. English aback Borrowed from Latin abacus. Pronunciation: /əˈbæk/, /aˈbak/, /əˈbe̞k/ 1. An inscribed stone square. Labels: Early, Modern, obsolete Example: In the Centre, or midst of the Pegm, there was an Aback, or... |
abactinal | adj | enwiktionary | Word: abactinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab-bor. English ab- English actinal English abactinal From ab- + actinal. Pronunciation: /æˈbæk.tə.nl̩/, /ˈæˌbæk.tə.nl̩/, /ˌæˌbækˈtaɪ.nl̩/, /ˈæˌb... |
abaction | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abaction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin abāctiō. Pronunciation: /æˈbækʃən/ 1. Carrying away by force, especially of animals. Labels: uncountable 2. Stealing cattle on a large scale. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:abaction. |
abactor | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abactor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin abactor (“cattle rustler”), from abigō (“drive away”); from ab (“from, away from”) + agō (“drive”). Pronunciation: /ˈæˌbæk.tɚ/, /æˈbæk.tɚ/ 1. One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler. Labels: archaic Example: […] n... |
abaculus | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abaculus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin abaculus, diminutive of abacus. Pronunciation: /əˈbæk.jə.ləs/ 1. A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements; abaciscus. Labels: archaic |
abacus | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abacus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Middle English abacus, abagus, agabus (“abacus; art of counting with an abacus”), from Latin abacus, abax (“sideboard or table with a slab at the top; slab at the top of a column; counting board, sand table; board for playing games”) (compare Late Latin abacus (“ar... |
abada | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese abada (“female rhinoceros”), from Malay badak (“rhinoceros”). 1. The rhinoceros. Labels: obsolete 2. A herbivorous mythological creature of the Central African Congo, similar to the unicorn. Its horns are said to be an antidote to poisons, and it has brown fur... |
Abaddon | name | enwiktionary | Word: Abaddon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Abadon, Abbadon, Labadon, Laabadon, from Late Latin Abaddōn, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓βᾰδδών (Ăbăddṓn), from Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן (ʔăḇaddōn, “destruction; ruin”), from אבד (ʾāḇaḏ, “to be lost, to perish”). Pronunciation: /əˈbæ.dn̩/, /æbədɒːn/ 1. The des... |
abaft | prep | enwiktionary | Word: abaft Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English obaft, baft, baften, from Old English beæftan; be (“by”) (modern English by) + æftan (“behind”) (modern English after). See also aft. Pronunciation: /əˈbɑːft/, /əˈbæft/ 1. Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of. Example:... |
abaft | adv | enwiktionary | Word: abaft Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English obaft, baft, baften, from Old English beæftan; be (“by”) (modern English by) + æftan (“behind”) (modern English after). See also aft. Pronunciation: /əˈbɑːft/, /əˈbæft/ 1. On the aft side; in the stern. Example: We drifted with the wind abaft. Example: The ... |
abaisance | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abaisance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English abeisans, from Old French abaissance. Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪzəns/ 1. Obsolete form of obeisance . Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Haman can find no gust in all the sensualities of the Persian Court, because a poor despicable Jew denies his abaisance. |
abaiser | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abaiser Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪ.sɚ/ 1. Ivory black; animal charcoal. Labels: uncountable |
abalienate | verb | enwiktionary | Word: abalienate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin abaliēnātus, perfect passive participle of abaliēnō (“alienate; remove”); from ab- (“by, from; away”) + aliēnō (“alienate, estrange”); from aliēnus (“foreign, alien”), from alius (“other, another”). Equivalent to ab- + alienate. Pronunciation: /æbˈeɪl.jəˌneɪt/... |
abalienation | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abalienation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin abalienatio. Equivalent to abalienate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌæbˌeɪl.jəˈneɪ.ʃən/, /ˌæbˌeɪ.li.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement; transferring a legal title. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 2. The transfer of property, su... |
abalone | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abalone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Southern Ohlone aulunbor. Spanish abulónbor. English abalone From American Spanish abulón, from an indigenous language of the Monterey Bay area such as Rumsen/Southern Ohlone aūlun (“red abalone”) Pronunciation: /æb.əˈləʊ.ni/, /æb.əˈloʊ.ni/, /ˈæb.əˌloʊ.ni/, /... |
aband | verb | enwiktionary | Word: aband Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of abandon. Pronunciation: /əˈbænd/ 1. To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To desert; to forsake. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Two brethren were their Capitaines, which hight Hengiſt and Horſus, well approov... |
abandon | verb | enwiktionary | Word: abandon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Germanic *bannanąder. Frankish *bannder. Old French ban Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom Proto-Italic *dōnom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto... |
abandon | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abandon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English abandoun, from Old French abandon, from Old French abondonner. Pronunciation: /əˈbæn.dən/, /əˈban.dən/, /əˈbɛn.dən/ 1. A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. (Now espe... |
abandoned | adj | enwiktionary | Word: abandoned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English abandoned, equivalent to abandon + -ed. Pronunciation: /əˈbæn.dənd/, /əˈbeə̯n.dənd/, /əˈbɛə̯n.dənd/ 1. Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked. Example: Such immunity to offenders of... |
abandoned | verb | enwiktionary | Word: abandoned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English abandoned, equivalent to abandon + -ed. Pronunciation: /əˈbæn.dənd/, /əˈbeə̯n.dənd/, /əˈbɛə̯n.dənd/ 1. simple past and past participle of abandon Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:abandoned. |
abandonedly | adv | enwiktionary | Word: abandonedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English abandoned Middle English -ly English -ly English abandonedly From abandoned + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈbæn.dn̩.əd.li/ 1. With abandon, without restraint. Example: For though the harpooneers, with the great body of the crew, were a far more barbaric, ... |
abandonee | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abandonee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abandon + -ee. Pronunciation: /əˈbæn.dəˌni/ 1. One to whom something is abandoned. Example: But this argument is built upon an assumption that an abandonment of freight convey to the abandonee a right to the freight, in preference to the right of the abandonee, of th... |
abandoner | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abandoner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Germanic *bannanąder. Frankish *bannder. Old French ban Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom Proto-Italic *dōnom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Pro... |
abandonment | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abandonment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French abandonnement, from abandonner (“to abandon, relinquish”). abandonner was originally equivalent to mettre à bandon (“to leave to the jurisdiction, i.e. of another”), bandon being from Medieval Latin bandum, bannum (“order, decree, ban”). Equivalent ... |
abarticulation | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abarticulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * From ab- + articulation. * Compare French abarticulation. See article Pronunciation: /æb.ɑɹˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/, /æb.ɑˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/, /æb.ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, /æb.ɑˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ 1. An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint... |
abase | verb | enwiktionary | Word: abase Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Late Middle English abaishen, abashen, abaisse, abassen, abesse, abessen (“to be upset; to embarrass; to surprise; to confound; to bend down, stoop; to abase, degrade, disgrace”), from Middle French abaisser, from Old French abaissier, abessier (“to prostrate oneself; to... |
abased | adj | enwiktionary | Word: abased Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From abase + -ed. Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪst/ 1. Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:abased. 2. Synonym of abaissé. Example: The blazon will be - A fess abased potentée of Champagne towards the point... |
abased | verb | enwiktionary | Word: abased Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From abase + -ed. Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪst/ 1. simple past and past participle of abase Labels: form-of, participle, past |
abasedly | adv | enwiktionary | Word: abasedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English abased Middle English -ly English -ly English abasedly From abased + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪs.ɪd.li/, /əˈbeɪs.əd.li/ 1. In an abased manner; abjectly. |
abasement | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abasement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English abaissement, from Middle French abaissement (“astonishment”). Equivalent to abase + -ment. Compare French abaissement. Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪs.mənt/ 1. The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For quotations... |
abaser | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abaser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abase + -er. Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪs.ɚ/ 1. One who, or that which, abases. Labels: rhetoric Example: Therefore he that shall be disobedient to [the Deacons], shall be altogither without God, and wicked, and contemning Christe, and an abaser of his ordinance. Example: 188... |
abash | verb | enwiktionary | Word: abash Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Attested from 1303, as Middle English abaisen, abaishen, abashen (“lose one's composure, be upset”), from the later 14th-century also transitive "to make ashamed, to perplex or embarrass"; from Anglo-Norman abaïss, from Middle French abair, abaisser (“lose one's composure, be... |
abashedly | adv | enwiktionary | Word: abashedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English abashed Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English abashedly From abashed + -ly. Pronunci... |
abashment | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abashment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English abaisshment, from Middle French abaissement (“astonishment”) alteration of esbaissement, from esbaiss + -ment. Compare French ébahissement. Equivalent to abash + -ment. Pronunciation: /əˈbæʃ.mənt/ 1. The state of feeling abashed; embarrassment from sha... |
abassi | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abassi Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈbɑ.si/ 1. Obsolete spelling of abbasi. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The most current money in Perſia are the abaſſi's, worth about 1 s. 4 d. ſterling : they are of the fineſt ſilver. An abaſſi is worth two mahmoudi's, a mahmoudi two ſhais, and a ſhai ten ſingle o... |
abatable | adj | enwiktionary | Word: abatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English abate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English abatable From abate + -able. Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪt.... |
abate | verb | enwiktionary | Word: abate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English abaten, from Anglo-Norman abatre, from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere. detailed etymology, sense derivation, and cognates The verb is derived from Middle English abaten (“to demolish, knock down; to defeat, strike down; to strike or take down (a ... |
abate | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English abaten, from Anglo-Norman abatre, from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere. detailed etymology, sense derivation, and cognates The verb is derived from Middle English abaten (“to demolish, knock down; to defeat, strike down; to strike or take down (a ... |
abate | verb | enwiktionary | Word: abate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Anglo-Norman abatre, probably an alteration of Anglo-Norman and Middle French embatre, enbatre (“to drive or rush into; to enter into a tenement without permission”) (compare Late Latin abatare), from Middle French, Old French em-, en- (prefix meaning ‘in, into’) + Middl... |
abate | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian abate (“abbot”), from Latin abbātem, the accusative singular of abbās (“abbot”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), a variant of ἀββᾱ (abbā, “father; title of respect for an abbot”), from Aramaic אַבָּא (’abbā, “father; ancestor; teacher; chief, leader; a... |
abate | adj | enwiktionary | Word: abate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Unknown Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪt/, /əˈbeət/ 1. In the habit of. Labels: obsolete Example: He's gotten abate o' drinkin'. |
abatement | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abatement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English abatement, from Anglo-Norman abatre (“to abate”) (from Old French abatre), + -ment; equivalent to abate + -ment. Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪt.mənt/ 1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; remo... |
abater | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English abatere. Equivalent to abate + -er. Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪ.tɚ/ 1. One who, or that which, abates. Example: This is the great Prince of Grecia, called the Knight of the Sunne, restorer of the auncient kingdome of Tinacria, & the abater and breaker of the st... |
abatis | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abatis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French abatis, abattis (“mass of things beaten or cut down”), from abattre. See abate. Pronunciation: /ˈæbətiː/, /ˈæbətiːz/, /ˈæbətəs/ 1. A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outward... |
abatised | adj | enwiktionary | Word: abatised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From abatis + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈæb.əˌtɪst/, /ˈæb.əˌtid/, /əˈbæt.id/, /əˈbæt.ɪst/ 1. Provided with an abatis. Labels: not-comparable Example: Their defenses at Boston Neck had been built up and greatly strengthened, and on Bunker's Hill they had built an elaborate fortre... |
abator | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abate (“to enter without right after the owner dies and before the heir takes over”) + -or. From Anglo-Norman. Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪt.ə/, /əˈbeɪt.ɚ/ 1. a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee |
abator | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abate (“do away with”) + -or. From Middle English, from Old French. Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪt.ə/, /əˈbeɪt.ɚ/ 1. one who abates, ends, or does away with a nuisance |
abattoir | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abattoir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French abattoir, from abattre (“to slaughter”) (cognate to abate) + -oir (“-ory”). Pronunciation: /ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/, /ˈæb.əˌtwɑɹ/, /ˈæb.əˌtwɑ/ 1. A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. Example: Once the cows reach maturity, they're sent to the abattoir... |
abature | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French abateure, from the verb abatre (“to knock down, to destroy”). See abate. Pronunciation: /ˈæb.ə.tjʊɹ/ 1. Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them. Labels: plural-normally |
abatvoix | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abatvoix Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɑˌbɑvˈwɑ/ 1. Alternative form of abat-voix. Labels: alt-of, alternative |
abaxial | adj | enwiktionary | Word: abaxial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis English -al English axial English abaxial From ab- (“away from”) + axial (“axis”). Pronunciation: /ˌæˈbæk.si.əl/, /... |
abay | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English abay, a-bay, from Old French abai, aboi, abay (“barking”), from the verb abayer. Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪ/ 1. Barking or baying of dogs at their prey. Labels: obsolete, uncountable |
abb | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ab, abbe, from Old English āweb, āb, ōweb, from away + web (“warp thread”). Pronunciation: /æb/ 1. A type of yarn for the warp. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece, used for the woof or weft. Labels: countable... |
abba | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek, from Aramaic אבא/ܐܒܐ (ʼaḇā, “father”); see abbot, Abraham for more. Pronunciation: /ˈæb.ə/, /æˈbɑ/ 1. Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops... |
abba | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant forms. 1. Alternative form of aba (Middle Eastern garment). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The rich turbans and flowing robes of the respectable merchants are finely contrasted with the rude sheepskin covering of the mountaineer, and the dark abba of the wanderin... |
abbacy | noun | enwiktionary | Word: abbacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English abbathie, from Late Latin abbātia, from abbās, abbātis (“abbot”). Doublet of abbey and Opatija. Pronunciation: /ˈæb.ə.si/ 1. The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess. |
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