nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: acetabulum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin acētābulum (“vinegar saucer, 1/48 congius”), from acētum (“vinegar”) + -bulum (“-bule: a vessel for”). Pronunciation: /ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jʊl.əm/, /ˌæs.əˈtæb.jəl.əm/ 1. The bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur. Example: Holonyms: hip joint; hip bone < pelvis 2. The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body. 3. A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals. 4. The large posterior sucker of the leeches. 5. One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals. 6. A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts. 7. A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 2½ Roman ounces of wine and equivalent to about 66 mL although differing slightly over time. Labels: historical
Word: acetal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acet(ic) + al(cohol). Pronunciation: /ˈæsɪˌtæl/ 1. Any diether of a geminal diol, R₂C(OR')₂ (where R' is not H).
Word: acetaldehyde Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Latin acētumder. English aceto- English acet- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehyde English acetaldehyde From acet- + aldehyde. Pronunciation: /ˌæs.ɪˈtæl.dəˌhaɪd/ 1. A colourless organic compound, CH₃CHO, occurring widely in nature and being produced on a large scale in industry. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When you have a drink, your body turns the ethanol that’s present in the alcoholic beverage into a “really nasty substance” called acetaldehyde, which can damage your DNA, said Timothy Stockwell, an alcohol researcher at the University of Victoria in Canada.
Word: acetamide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Latin acētumder. English aceto- English acet- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English acetyl Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide blend English acetamide Blend of acetyl + amide. Pronunciation: /əˈsɛtəmaɪd/ 1. The amide of acetic acid, CH₃CONH₂.
Word: acetanilide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Latin acētumder. English aceto- English acet- English anilide English acetanilide From acet- + anilide. 1. the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: acetarious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin acētāria (“salad”, plural noun) + -ous, the former from acētum (“vinegar”), from aceō (“to be sour”). Pronunciation: /ɑ.sɪˈtɛɚ.i.əs/ 1. Used in salads or as salad Labels: archaic Example: acetarious plants
Word: antifebrine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare antifebrile. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.tɪˈfi.bɹɪn/ 1. A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain. Labels: uncountable
Word: acetic aldehyde Part of Speech: noun 1. acetaldehyde. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: Tagalog Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Philippine *taga- Tagalog taga- Proto-Austronesian *-luʀ Proto-Austronesian *qaluʀ Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ Tagalog alog Tagalog tagaalog? ▲ Tagalog taga- ▲ Proto-Austronesian *-luʀ Proto-Austronesian *iluʀ Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iluʀ Proto-Philippine *íluʀ Tagalog ilog Tagalog tagailog? Tagalog Tagal? Tagalog Tagalogbor. English Tagalog Borrowed from Tagalog Tagalog. Pronunciation: /taˈɡaloɡ/, /təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/, /təˈɡæləɡ/, /təˈɡɑləɡ/, /təˈɡɑlɔɡ/ 1. A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Philippines, especially in areas of central to southern Luzon.
Word: Tagalog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Philippine *taga- Tagalog taga- Proto-Austronesian *-luʀ Proto-Austronesian *qaluʀ Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ Tagalog alog Tagalog tagaalog? ▲ Tagalog taga- ▲ Proto-Austronesian *-luʀ Proto-Austronesian *iluʀ Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iluʀ Proto-Philippine *íluʀ Tagalog ilog Tagalog tagailog? Tagalog Tagal? Tagalog Tagalogbor. English Tagalog Borrowed from Tagalog Tagalog. Pronunciation: /taˈɡaloɡ/, /təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/, /təˈɡæləɡ/, /təˈɡɑləɡ/, /təˈɡɑlɔɡ/ 1. A member of the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. 2. a speaker of the Tagalog language Labels: Cebu
Word: Tagalog Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Philippine *taga- Tagalog taga- Proto-Austronesian *-luʀ Proto-Austronesian *qaluʀ Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ Tagalog alog Tagalog tagaalog? ▲ Tagalog taga- ▲ Proto-Austronesian *-luʀ Proto-Austronesian *iluʀ Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iluʀ Proto-Philippine *íluʀ Tagalog ilog Tagalog tagailog? Tagalog Tagal? Tagalog Tagalogbor. English Tagalog Borrowed from Tagalog Tagalog. Pronunciation: /taˈɡaloɡ/, /təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/, /təˈɡæləɡ/, /təˈɡɑləɡ/, /təˈɡɑlɔɡ/ 1. Of or relating to the Tagalogs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: privacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From priv(ate) + -acy. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪv.ə.si/, /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/, /ˈpɹɪvəsɪj/, /ˈpɹɑjvəsɪj/ 1. The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others. Labels: uncountable Example: I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room. Example: Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either. 2. Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one's private life. Labels: uncountable Example: Those prying neighbours have robbed me of my sense of privacy. 3. Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization. Labels: uncountable Example: Trixie Channing: Good God. Is there no privacy? DCI Tom Barnaby: No, not in a murder case. Example: Privacy is assumed by many to be among common-law rights. 4. A place of seclusion. Labels: countable, obsolete 5. A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 6. Secrecy. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 7. A private matter. Labels: countable, obsolete Example: It ſeems more probable that Ovid vvas either the Confident of ſome other paſſion, or that he had ſtumbled by ſome inadvertency, upon the privacies of Livia, and ſeen her in a Bath: […]
Word: pricing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaɪsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of price Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pricing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaɪsɪŋ/ 1. The act of setting a price. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: pricing strategy Example: competitive pricing 2. The level at which a price is set. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: needle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₁tlom Proto-Germanic *nēþlą Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-Germanic *nēþlō Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu Old English nǣdl Middle English nedle English needle From Middle English nedle, from Old English nǣdl, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō, from pre-Germanic *neh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, twist”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Näddele (“sewing needle”), Dutch naald (“needle”), German Nadel (“needle, pin, crochet hook”), nähen (“sew”), Luxembourgish Nol (“needle”), Vilamovian nöłd (“needle”), Yiddish נאָדל (nodl, “needle, pin”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish nål (“needle”), Elfdalian ną̊l (“needle”), Faroese, Icelandic nál (“needle”), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰 (nēþla, “sewing needle”), Finnish neula (“needle”). Further related with Welsh nyddu, Latin nēre, Sanskrit स्नायति (snāyati, “wraps up, winds”). Related to snood. Pronunciation: /ˈniː.dəl/, [ˈnɪi̯.dəl] ~ [ˈnɪi̯.dl̩] 1. A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc. Example: The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button. Example: reusable needles 2. Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc. 3. A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph. Example: a compass needle Example: The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty. 4. A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus. Labels: informal Example: Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph. 5. A needle-like leaf found on some conifers. Example: At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth. 6. A strong beam resting on props, used as a temporary support during building repairs. 7. The death penalty carried out by lethal injection. Labels: informal 8. A text string that is searched for within another string. (see: needle in a haystack) Example: Both of these functions will look through the haystack for the specified needle and, if they find it, will return the portion of the string from the beginning of the needle to the end of the haystack. 9. Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Synlestes, endemic to Australia. 10. A move in which the performer begins with two hands and one leg on the floor, then kicks the other leg into a full split.
Word: needle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₁tlom Proto-Germanic *nēþlą Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-Germanic *nēþlō Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu Old English nǣdl Middle English nedle English needle From Middle English nedle, from Old English nǣdl, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō, from pre-Germanic *neh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, twist”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Näddele (“sewing needle”), Dutch naald (“needle”), German Nadel (“needle, pin, crochet hook”), nähen (“sew”), Luxembourgish Nol (“needle”), Vilamovian nöłd (“needle”), Yiddish נאָדל (nodl, “needle, pin”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish nål (“needle”), Elfdalian ną̊l (“needle”), Faroese, Icelandic nál (“needle”), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰 (nēþla, “sewing needle”), Finnish neula (“needle”). Further related with Welsh nyddu, Latin nēre, Sanskrit स्नायति (snāyati, “wraps up, winds”). Related to snood. Pronunciation: /ˈniː.dəl/, [ˈnɪi̯.dəl] ~ [ˈnɪi̯.dl̩] 1. To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture. Example: […]the eyes were once more beginning to show the old nystagmus; so I decided to needle the cataracts, and on Jan. 31 I needled the right eye. Example: Possibly the greatest effect is achieved in the hand by needling the thumb, the index finger and the region of the 1st and 2nd metacarpal. 2. To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at. Labels: transitive Example: Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples. Example: FRED: Well, I teased her to some extent, or I needled her, not teased her. I needled her about—first I said that she didn't want to work, and then I think that there were a couple of comments. 3. To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle. Labels: ambitransitive Example: to needle crystals
Word: Englishwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Englishwoman, equivalent to English + -woman. Compare Englishman. 1. A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
Word: cryptology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crypto- + -logy, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”); originally after Latin cryptologia, which is apparently first recorded in an English context. Pronunciation: /kɹɪpˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/, /kɹɪpˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ 1. The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding patterns and histories. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Meronyms: cryptography, cryptanalysis; encoding, decoding; encrypting, decrypting, decyphering 2. The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonyms: cryptanalysis, decoding, decrypting, decyphering 3. Secret or enigmatical language. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: But the question of speech-play causes confusion to the slang researcher because this subject borders on family slang, private lingo, secret language, cryptologies, disguised language of children and grown-ups
Word: acetated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From acetate + -ed. 1. Combined with acetic acid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French acétique, from Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from acēre (“to be sour”). By surface analysis, acet- + -ic. Pronunciation: /əˈsiːtɪk/, /əˈsɛtɪk/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acetum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Latin acētumlbor. English acetum Learned borrowing from Latin acētum. 1. Vinegar, sometimes medicated. Labels: obsolete
Word: acetification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Circa 1733. Directly or via French acétification, from New Latin acētificātiō, from acētum (“vinegar”) + -ficātiō, from faciō (“to make”). Pronunciation: /əˌsiː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, /əˌsɛ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: There is a great Secret in Acetification known perhaps but to very few: those who have it, may, with Dr. Stahl, convert perfectly rectified Spirit of Wine into Vinegar, and produce strong and noble Vinegar, from exceedingly cheap Commodities in the space of a very few days, even in the Winter.
Word: acetifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acetify + -er. Pronunciation: /əˈsiːtɪˌfaɪɚ/ 1. An apparatus for hastening acetification
Word: closed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kləʊzd/, /kloʊzd/ 1. Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: A closed and locked door prevented my escape. Example: The channel was closed as a result of thick ice. 2. Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: Her eyes were tightly closed. Example: Keep this box closed at all times. 3. Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: A book lay closed on the table. Example: a closed fist 4. Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. Labels: not-comparable 5. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: Phone lines are now closed. 6. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: Banks are closed on bank holidays. 7. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: The museum is closed for the Christmas holidays. 8. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: He is closed to new ideas. 9. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: closed source a closed committee The bill is being considered by the committee in closed session. 10. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Labels: not-comparable 11. Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: Make sure that all files are closed before you switch off the computer. 12. Completed, finalised. Labels: not-comparable Example: This subject is now closed. 13. Completed, finalised. Labels: not-comparable Example: a closed curve, a closed circuit 14. Completed, finalised. Labels: not-comparable 15. Completed, finalised. Labels: not-comparable 16. Having an open complement. Labels: not-comparable 17. Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it. Labels: not-comparable Example: The set of integers is closed under addition: #92;forallx,y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;,#92;,x#43;y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;. 18. Lacking a free variable. Labels: not-comparable 19. Lacking endpoints. For parametric curves, with the same image for the ends of the domain. Labels: not-comparable 20. Lacking a boundary. Labels: not-comparable 21. Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/, and /p/. Labels: not-comparable 22. Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin. Labels: not-comparable 23. Having component words joined together without spaces or hyphens; for example, timeslot as opposed to time slot or time-slot. Labels: not-comparable 24. Synonym of close. Labels: not-comparable 25. Of a club, bat or other hitting implement; angled downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight. Labels: especially, not-comparable
Word: closed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kləʊzd/, /kloʊzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of close Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acetify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin acetum (“vinegar”) + -fy or back-formation from acetification. Pronunciation: /əˈsiːtɪfaɪ/ 1. To convert into acid or vinegar. Labels: transitive 2. To turn acid. Labels: intransitive
Word: Christmas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Chrīstusder. Old English Crist Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Old English mæsse Old English Cristes mæsse Middle English Cristemasse English Christmas The proper noun is derived from Middle English Cristemasse, Criste-mas (“Christmas Day; season of Christmas; Christmas festivities”) [and other forms], from Old English Cristes mæsse (“Christmas”, literally “Christ’s mass”), from Crist (“Christ”) + -es (possessive marker) + mæsse (“a mass (celebration of the Eucharist)”). The English word is analysable as Christ + -mas (suffix denoting a holiday or sacred day). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kristmisse (“Christmas”), West Frisian Krystmis (“Christmas”), Dutch Kerstmis (“Christmas”), German Low German Karstmis (“Christmas”). The noun, adjective, and verb are derived from the proper noun. Adjective etymology 1, adjective sense 1 (“red and green in color”) refers to these colors being traditionally associated with Christmas. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsməs/ 1. A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs including gift-giving, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places. Labels: also, attributive, countable, uncountable Example: Do you celebrate Christmas? Example: This Christmas we’ll open presents, then go to grandma’s for dinner. 2. Ellipsis of Christmas season (“the period of time before and after Christmas Day, during which people prepare for and celebrate Christmas”); Christmastime. Labels: abbreviation, also, alt-of, attributive, countable, ellipsis, often, uncountable Example: The last three Christmases have been good for retailers. Example: Christmas shoppers spent less this December than last year, but our store will probably see just as many returned items during the twelve days of Christmas. 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: also, attributive, countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: also, attributive, countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: also, attributive, countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: also, attributive, countable, uncountable 7. A surname. Labels: also, attributive, countable, uncountable
Word: Christmas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Chrīstusder. Old English Crist Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Old English mæsse Old English Cristes mæsse Middle English Cristemasse English Christmas The proper noun is derived from Middle English Cristemasse, Criste-mas (“Christmas Day; season of Christmas; Christmas festivities”) [and other forms], from Old English Cristes mæsse (“Christmas”, literally “Christ’s mass”), from Crist (“Christ”) + -es (possessive marker) + mæsse (“a mass (celebration of the Eucharist)”). The English word is analysable as Christ + -mas (suffix denoting a holiday or sacred day). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kristmisse (“Christmas”), West Frisian Krystmis (“Christmas”), Dutch Kerstmis (“Christmas”), German Low German Karstmis (“Christmas”). The noun, adjective, and verb are derived from the proper noun. Adjective etymology 1, adjective sense 1 (“red and green in color”) refers to these colors being traditionally associated with Christmas. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsməs/ 1. Sprigs of holly and other evergreen plants used as Christmas decorations; also (generally), any Christmas decorations. Labels: UK, also, attributive, informal, regional, uncountable Example: [T]he antient Britons employed for the decoration of their houſes, or, more properly ſpeaking, of their bovvers, branches of ever-green, in invitation to the ſpirits: a cuſtom, vvhich, hovvever the motive may be aboliſhed, is retained to this inſtant. That kind of verdure vvhich is uſed to deck the vvindovvs, and old halls, vve novv, by metonymy, call Chriſtmas. Example: "Vere does the mince-pies go, young opium eater?" said Mr. Weller to the fat boy, as he assisted in laying out such articles of consumption as had not been duly arranged on the previous night. The fat boy pointed to the destination of the pies. "Wery good," said Sam, "stick a bit o' Christmas in 'em.[…]"
Word: Christmas Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Chrīstusder. Old English Crist Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Old English mæsse Old English Cristes mæsse Middle English Cristemasse English Christmas The proper noun is derived from Middle English Cristemasse, Criste-mas (“Christmas Day; season of Christmas; Christmas festivities”) [and other forms], from Old English Cristes mæsse (“Christmas”, literally “Christ’s mass”), from Crist (“Christ”) + -es (possessive marker) + mæsse (“a mass (celebration of the Eucharist)”). The English word is analysable as Christ + -mas (suffix denoting a holiday or sacred day). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kristmisse (“Christmas”), West Frisian Krystmis (“Christmas”), Dutch Kerstmis (“Christmas”), German Low German Karstmis (“Christmas”). The noun, adjective, and verb are derived from the proper noun. Adjective etymology 1, adjective sense 1 (“red and green in color”) refers to these colors being traditionally associated with Christmas. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsməs/ 1. Red and green in color. Labels: US, also, attributive, not-comparable 2. Of a dish: having a sauce made with red (ripe) and green (unripe) chili peppers. Labels: US, also, attributive, not-comparable
Word: Christmas Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Short for Jiminy Christmas, probably a variant of Jiminy Cricket or Jiminy Crickets, a euphemism for Jesus Christ. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsməs/ 1. An expression of annoyance or surprise: Christ, Jesus Christ, Jiminy Cricket, Jiminy Crickets. Labels: US, also, attributive, euphemistic Example: "Christmas! I didn't know it," said Harvey, turning round. "I'll give you a dollar for it when I—get my wages. Say, I'll give you two dollars." Example: "I've been tottering on the edge … Christmas!" His eyes brightened with a sudden thought. "How stupid I've been!" he cried at once.
Word: homogeneous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin homogeneus, from Ancient Greek ὁμογενής (homogenḗs, “of the same race, family or kind”), from ὁμός (homós, “same”) + γένος (génos, “kind”). Compare homo- (“same”) and -ous (adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˌhɒm.ə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/, /ˌhəʊ.mə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/, /ˌhoʊ.moʊˈd͡ʒi.ni.əs/, /ˌhoʊ.mə-/, /-ˈd͡ʒɛ-/ 1. Of the same kind; alike, similar. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up. Labels: not-comparable Example: Their citizens were not of homogeneous origin, but were from all parts of Greece. Example: All pseudolatex formulations were homogeneous and smooth in texture and elegant in appearance. 3. In the same state of matter. Labels: not-comparable 4. In any of several technical senses uniform; scalable; having its behavior or form determined by, or the same as, its behavior on or form at a smaller component (of its domain of definition, of itself, etc.). Labels: not-comparable 5. In any of several technical senses uniform; scalable; having its behavior or form determined by, or the same as, its behavior on or form at a smaller component (of its domain of definition, of itself, etc.). Labels: not-comparable Example: The polynomial x²+5xy+y² is homogeneous of degree 2, because x², xy, and y² are all degree 2 monomials 6. In any of several technical senses uniform; scalable; having its behavior or form determined by, or the same as, its behavior on or form at a smaller component (of its domain of definition, of itself, etc.). Labels: not-comparable 7. In any of several technical senses uniform; scalable; having its behavior or form determined by, or the same as, its behavior on or form at a smaller component (of its domain of definition, of itself, etc.). Labels: not-comparable 8. The function f(x,y)#61;x²#43;x²ʸ#43;y² is not homogeneous on all of #92;mathbb#123;R#125;² because f(2,2)#61;16#92;neq 2ᵏ#42;3#61;2ᵏf(1,1) for any k, but f is homogeneous on the subspace of #92;mathbb#123;R#125;² spanned by (1,0) because f(#92;alphax,#92;alphay)#61;#92;alphax²#61;#92;alpha²f(x,y) for all (x,y)#92;in#92;operatorname#123;Span#125;#92;#123;(1,0)#92;#125;. Labels: not-comparable 9. In ordinary differential equations (by analogy with the case for polynomial and functional homogeneity): Labels: not-comparable 10. In ordinary differential equations (by analogy with the case for polynomial and functional homogeneity): Labels: not-comparable 11. In ordinary differential equations (by analogy with the case for polynomial and functional homogeneity): Labels: not-comparable 12. In abstract algebra and geometry: Labels: not-comparable 13. In abstract algebra and geometry: Labels: not-comparable 14. In abstract algebra and geometry: Labels: not-comparable 15. In abstract algebra and geometry: Labels: not-comparable 16. In miscellaneous other senses: Labels: not-comparable 17. In miscellaneous other senses: Labels: not-comparable
Word: armistice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin armistitium, from Latin arma (“arms, weapons”) + sistēre (from sistō (“to halt, stand still”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand up”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The word is cognate with French armistice, Italian armistizio, Portuguese armistício, Spanish armisticio. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːmɪstɪs/, /ˈɑɹmɪstɪs/, /-məstəs/ 1. A (short) cessation of combat. Labels: countable Example: 135. An armistice is the cessation of active hostilities for a period agreed upon between belligerents. It must be agreed upon in writing, and duly ratified by the highest authorities of the contending parties. 136. If an armistice be declared, without conditions, it extends no further than to require a total cessation of hostilities, along the front of both belligerents. Example: It has also become routine to interrupt wars in more lasting fashion by imposing armistices. Again, unless directly followed by successful peace negotiations, armistices perpetuate the state of war indefinitely because they shield the weaker side from the consequences of refusing the concessions needed for peace. […] Armistices in themselves are not way stations to peace but rather frozen wars. 2. A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat. Labels: countable Example: The Fifth Volume of this Collection makes its appearance at the moſt eventful period of the war—it includes, therefore, matter of the higheſt importance, and contains all the official documents reſpecting the late Negotiation—the war between this country and Spain, the progreſs of the French arms in Italy and Germany—the armiſtices and treaties concluded with the German and Italian powers— […] Example: The government of Great-Britain lost no time after the war was known, in making to our cabinet proposals for an armistice. Those proposals were like all propositions between equal states, perfectly reciprocal. They require of us to suspend hostilities only, in consideration of suspending hostilities on their part. They are silent as to impressments—and would any person inquire why? It may be answered, that impressments had never been presented to Great-Britain as in themselves the cause of war— […]
Word: armistice Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Late Latin armistitium, from Latin arma (“arms, weapons”) + sistēre (from sistō (“to halt, stand still”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand up”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The word is cognate with French armistice, Italian armistizio, Portuguese armistício, Spanish armisticio. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːmɪstɪs/, /ˈɑɹmɪstɪs/, /-məstəs/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of Armistice (“the armistice agreement signed between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918 to end World War I; (by extension) the end of World War I”). Labels: alt-of Example: The armistice of November 1918 could represent many things: the end of the war, the victory. But for the Carnard [the newspaper Le Canard enchaîné], first and foremost, it represented dissention among the French. […] After the armistice and the emergence of the first difficulties of the peace, many more both on the right and in the center argued that the armistice should have been signed in Berlin—in a word, the armistice of November 11 was premature. Example: Later he [British Prime Minister David Lloyd George] meets with the House of Commons and, after an opening prayer is said, reviews the armistice terms, then moves for adjournment.
Word: Serbian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Serb + -ian or Serbia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/, /ˈsəːbɪjən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or their language. Example: Tuesday’s ICJ ruling relates specifically to what Serbian forces did in Croatia between 1991 and 1995.
Word: Serbian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Serb + -ian or Serbia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/, /ˈsəːbɪjən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Serbia. Labels: countable Example: The violence began when Serbian troops went into Croatia ostensibly to aid armed ethnic Serbians trying to create their own autonomous states there. 2. A Serb. Labels: countable 3. The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs. Labels: uncountable 4. Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Serbia. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: Serbian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Serb + -ian or Serbia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/, /ˈsəːbɪjən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Serbia and Serbians. Labels: not-comparable Example: In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic. 2. Of or pertaining to Serbian language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ph.D. Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin Ph.D., an abbreviation of Philosophiae Doctor (“Doctor of Philosophy”). Pronunciation: /ˈpiːˌeɪ̯t͡ʃˈdiː/ 1. Doctor of Philosophy, a terminal research degree, the highest of academic degrees conferred by a college or university. Example: Ph.D’s will go to Kirk G. Rasmussen and Val Hicks. Example: The shortage of holders of Ph.D’s in business school subjects has grown so severe in recent years that a panel was set up in 1980 by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business to study the problem.[…]However, it has already led to modification of accrediting standards such as the suggested use of nonbusiness Ph.D’s with doctorates in psychology, mathematics and economics.[…]Still another question raised in the report centered on how to encourage more educational institutions to turn out more Ph.D.’s in business.[…]He suggests a national contest for undergraduates to encourage them to work for Ph.D.’s in accounting. 2. A person who holds a Ph.D. degree. Labels: informal Example: There are 12 Ph.D’s in the Concordia faculty of 62, according to Dr. P. A. Zimmerman, President, with others nearing the completion of doctorate requirements. Example: The uncertainty of the job market has a new meaning for Ph.D’s these days: Prospects Highly Depressing.
Word: Doctor of Arts Part of Speech: noun 1. A terminal degree similar to an Ed.D. or a Ph.D., but with a focus on content speciality; it may be conferred as a prestigious honorary doctorate with the added designation of "honoris causa". Commonly abbreviated DA.
Word: Ed.D. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Doctor of Education, a terminal research doctorate with a focus on education. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: chop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English choppen, chappen (“to chop”), of uncertain origin, possibly onomatopoeic, or a variant of chap (“to become cracked”). Cognate with Scots chap (“to chop”). Compare also Saterland Frisian kappe, kapje (“to hack; chop; lop off”), Dutch kappen (“to chop, cut, hew”), German Low German kappen (“to cut off; clip”), German kappen (“to cut; clip”), German dialectal chapfen, kchapfen (“to chop into small pieces”), Albanian copë (“piece, chunk”), Old English *ċippian (in forċippian (“to cut off”)). Perhaps related to chip. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɒp/, /t͡ʃɑp/ 1. A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I only like lamb chops with mint jelly. Example: Of the two fried chops served him for breakfast he ate one and gave Edmund the other, and put a buttered sandwich of bread in his pocket against the accidents of travel. 2. A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar implement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It should take just one good chop to fell the sapling. 3. A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A karate chop. 4. Ocean waves, generally caused by wind, distinguished from swell by being smaller and not lasting as long. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With both players having an ace-high straight, the pot was a chop. 6. Termination, especially from employment; the sack. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable, with-definite-article 7. A woodchopping competition. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable Example: E, C. McsEnulty, who won the chop at the show on Thursday, cut through a foot lying block in 34 seconds[.] 8. A crack or cleft; a chap. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable 9. Aircraft turbulence. Labels: uncountable 10. Cocaine. Labels: UK, countable, slang, uncountable 11. A knife, especially one used as a weapon. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, countable, slang, uncountable Example: It's peak when the mandem spotty I gonna need more than a dot-dot Capisce, got a problem for swinging this chop?
Word: chop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English choppen, chappen (“to chop”), of uncertain origin, possibly onomatopoeic, or a variant of chap (“to become cracked”). Cognate with Scots chap (“to chop”). Compare also Saterland Frisian kappe, kapje (“to hack; chop; lop off”), Dutch kappen (“to chop, cut, hew”), German Low German kappen (“to cut off; clip”), German kappen (“to cut; clip”), German dialectal chapfen, kchapfen (“to chop into small pieces”), Albanian copë (“piece, chunk”), Old English *ċippian (in forċippian (“to cut off”)). Perhaps related to chip. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɒp/, /t͡ʃɑp/ 1. To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions. Labels: transitive Example: chop wood; chop an onion 2. To sever with an axe or similar implement. Labels: transitive Example: Chop off his head. 3. To separate or divide. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: We should chop off some of that department's budget. 4. to give a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the side of the hand. Labels: transitive 5. To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce. Labels: transitive 6. To divide the pot (or tournament prize) between two or more players. 7. To make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, with or as with an ax. Labels: intransitive 8. To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize. Labels: intransitive Example: Out of a Greediness to get both, he Chops at the Shadow, and Loses the Substance. 9. To interrupt; with in or out. Labels: intransitive Example: This fellow […]interrupted the sermon, even suddenly chopping in. 10. To stab. Labels: Hong-Kong, transitive Example: A man had chopped a Sanitary Department coolie to death after an argument about money, Supreme Court was told today. 11. To remove the final character from (a text string). Labels: transitive 12. To manipulate or separate out a line of cocaine. Labels: slang, transitive Example: He chopped out a fat line. 13. To have sex with. Labels: slang, transitive Example: One of my bredrins is saying, what's the oldest ting he can chop?
Word: chop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain, perhaps a variant of chap (“cheap”). Compare Middle English copen (“to buy”), Dutch kopen (“to buy”). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɒp/, /t͡ʃɑp/ 1. To exchange, to barter; to swap. Labels: obsolete Example: this is not to put down Prelaty, this is but to chop an Episcopacy; this is but to translate the Palace Metropolitan from one kind of dominion into another, this is but an old canonicall sleight of commuting our penance. 2. To chap or crack. 3. To vary or shift suddenly. Example: The wind chops about. 4. To twist words. Labels: obsolete Example: Let not the counsel at the bar chop with the judge. 5. To converse, discuss, or speak with another.
Word: chop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain, perhaps a variant of chap (“cheap”). Compare Middle English copen (“to buy”), Dutch kopen (“to buy”). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɒp/, /t͡ʃɑp/ 1. A turn of fortune; change; a vicissitude.
Word: chop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English choppe (“jaw, jawbone”), related to Middle English cheppe (“one side of the jaw, chap”). Perhaps ultimately related to Etymology 1 above. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɒp/, /t͡ʃɑp/ 1. A jaw of an animal. Labels: in-plural 2. A movable jaw or cheek, as of a vice. 3. The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbour, or channel. Example: East Chop Example: West Chop
Word: chop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi छाप (chāp, “stamp”). Closely related to the similarly descended Malay word cap, which likely reinforced the English usage within the Malay world. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɒp/, /t͡ʃɑp/ 1. A stamp or seal; a mark, imprint or impression on a document (or other object or material) made by stamping or sealing a design with ink or wax, respectively, or by other methods. Labels: Brunei, Hong-Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial 2. The device used for stamping or sealing, which also contains the design to be imprinted. Labels: Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, broadly, colloquial 3. A mark indicating nature, quality, or brand. Example: silk of the first chop 4. A licence or passport that has been sealed. 5. A complete shipment. Example: a chop of tea
Word: chop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi छाप (chāp, “stamp”). Closely related to the similarly descended Malay word cap, which likely reinforced the English usage within the Malay world. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɒp/, /t͡ʃɑp/ 1. To stamp or seal (a document); to mark, impress or otherwise place a design or symbol on paper or other material, usually, but not necessarily, to indicate authenticity. Labels: Brunei, Hong-Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial, transitive 2. To seal a licence or passport.
Word: chop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɒp/, /t͡ʃɑp/ 1. An IRC channel operator. Labels: Internet Example: IRC supports mechanisms for the enforcement of acceptable behaviour on IRC. Channel operators — "chanops" or "chops" — have access to the /kick command, which throws a specified user out of the given channel.
Word: chop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Shortening of chopper. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɒp/, /t͡ʃɑp/ 1. To fly a helicopter or be flown in a helicopter. Labels: informal Example: We chopped back to the base.
Word: hilarity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin hilaritās (“cheerfulness”), from hilaris (“cheerful”), from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful”). By surface analysis, Latin hilar(ō) + -i- + -ty. Pronunciation: /hɪˈlæɹɪ.ti/ 1. A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by much laughter. Labels: uncountable Example: When the new baby's rubber duck squeaked at the wedding, hilarity ensued. Example: In the rattle of the box, and of their agreeable conversation, Sir Francis’s spirits rose to their accustomed point of feeble hilarity. 2. Something that induces much laughter. Labels: countable Example: Think it not curious if we don't seem to be as sidesplittingly impressed with the hilarities in this picture as its promotion might lead you to expect. Hilarity is in it—hilarity at its best—as would be almost mandatory in any film with Miss Holliday. Example: Many other Latin imports have become staples of our diet, like the burrito, which in Spanish means "little donkey." What other food-related hilarities are we missing out on?
Word: destructive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English destructyve, from Middle French destructif, from Latin dēstrūctīvus, from past participle of dēstruere (“to tear down, destroy”) + -īvus. Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/, /dɪˈstɹʊktɪv/, /dɪˈstɹɐktɪv/, /dəˈstɹɐktəv/ 1. Causing destruction; damaging. Example: The pastures are filled with gay political drop-outs, persons of reasonable intent who found the scene personally destructive. Example: After rescuing his estranged daughter in the last film, Live Free Or Die Hard, Willis heads to Russia to rescue his estranged son (Jai Courtney), a CIA agent on a mission to protect a whistleblower (Sebastian Koch) from a corrupt government official (Sergei Kolesnikov) with no shortage of destructive resources at his disposal. 2. Causing breakdown or disassembly. Example: Catabolism is a destructive metabolism that involves the breakdown of molecules and release of energy. 3. Lossy; causing irreversible change. Example: Blurring an image is a destructive operation, but rotating an image is not.
Word: cheesy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English chesy, equivalent to cheese + -y. Doublet of caseic. Compare German käsig (“cheesy”). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃiːzi/ 1. Of or relating to cheese. Example: This sandwich is full of cheesy goodness. 2. Resembling or containing cheese. Example: Near-synonym: cheesen (“made of cheese”) Example: a cheesy flavor; cheesy nachos 3. Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived. Labels: informal Example: a cheesy song; a cheesy movie Example: The cheesy antics had everyone giggling. 4. Cheap, of poor quality. Labels: informal Example: He would be apprenticed to some cheesy shop or become a clerk in an office and his entire life he would be one of the ordinary poor people, whom he despised and wanted to surpass. Example: I tagged along behind this culturally accomplished beast intelligence in my scuffed handmedown shoes, unpressed illfitting post adolescent suit, dirt ringed shirt and cheesy tie, hair askew and book underarm, perspiring perhaps. 5. Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere. (of a smile or grin) Example: Needless to say, toward the end of Martin's first term, the relationship he once enjoyed with President Waverly had evolved into a slapdash charade of cheap promises and cheesy smiles. Example: There is something about 5- and 6-year-olds that makes them ever-ready to pose with the big, cheesy grin with no provocation. 6. Constituting or involving a technique considered unsporting or inelegant. Example: The Abyss is a bit worrisome, but what with the teleport control, you should be able to handle Pan. Just in case, I'll remind you that a) you can't be banished from a Labyrinth, b) you can't be banished if you're levitating (not flying) -- cheesy but effective
Word: respective Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin respectivus, from Latin respectus. By surface analysis, respect + -ive. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈspɛktɪv/, /ɹɪˈspektɪv/ 1. Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own. Labels: not-comparable Example: They returned to their respective places of abode. Example: Adam and Novikovas swapped long-range efforts, neither of which troubled the respective keepers. 2. Noticing with attention; careful; wary. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: c. 1559-1570, Edwin Sandys, letter to Bernard Gilpin But if you looke upon the estate of the church of England with a respective eye , you cannot with a good conscience refuse this charge imposed upon you 3. Looking toward; having reference to; relative, not absolute. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: the respective connections of society 4. Fitted to awaken respect. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: What should it be that he respects in her / But I can make respective in myself, 5. Rendering respect; respectful; regardful. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: With a respective shame, rose, took us by the hands. Example: a. 1598, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, instructions to his son Robert Cecil, when young With thy equals familiar, yet respective.