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abominable
English
Etymology
From Middle English abhomynable, from Old French abominable, from Late Latin ab?min?bilis (“deserving abhorrence”), from ab?minor (“abhor, deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab (“from, away from”) + ?minor (“forebode, predict, presage”), from ?men (“sign, token, omen”). Formerly erroneously folk-etymologized as deriving from Latin ab- + homo and therefore spelled abhominable, abhominal; see those entries for more.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??b?m.?.n?.bl?/, /??b?m.n?.bl?/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /??b?m.?.n?.b?/
Adjective
abominable (comparative more abominable, superlative most abominable)
- Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]
- (obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
- Very bad or inferior.
- Disagreeable or unpleasant. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "abominable" is often applied: man, woman, crime, act, deed, sin, vice, character, place, mystery, treatment, church, bride, snowman.
Alternative forms
- abhominable (obsolete, based on folk etymology), abhominal (obsolete, based on folk etymology)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Norwegian Bokmål: abominabel
Translations
References
- abominable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- abominable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- abominable at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Late Latin ab?min?bilis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?.bo.mi?na.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?.bu.mi?na.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.bo.mi?na.ble/
- Rhymes: -a?le
Adjective
abominable (masculine and feminine plural abominables)
- abominable
Derived terms
- abominablement
Related terms
- abominar
- abominació
French
Etymology
From Late Latin ab?min?bilis (“abominable, detestable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.b?.mi.nabl/
- Homophone: abominables
Adjective
abominable (plural abominables)
- Absolutely loathsome; abominable.
- Exceedingly bad or ugly; abominable.
Synonyms
- Most terms of the second category also have literal meanings closer to that of the first, but are now less common in these uses, as well as marking actions that are not as markedly odious.
- (loathsome): odieux, méprisable, ignoble, sacrilège (religious), impie (religious)
- (exceedingly bad or ugly): laid, détestable, exécrable, horrible
Derived terms
- abominable homme des neiges
- abominablement
Further reading
- “abominable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Alternative forms
- abominábel
Etymology
From Late Latin ab?min?bilis.
Adjective
abominable m or f (plural abominables)
- abominable
Related terms
- abominación
- abominar
Further reading
- “abominable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Middle English
Adjective
abominable
- Alternative form of abhomynable
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab?m??n??bl?/
- Rhymes: -??bl?
- Hyphenation: a?bo?mi?na?ble
Adjective
abominable
- definite singular of abominabel
- plural of abominabel
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin ab?min?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abomi?nable/, [a.??o.mi?na.??le]
Adjective
abominable (plural abominables)
- abominable
Derived terms
Related terms
- abominar
- abominado
Further reading
- “abominable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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abject
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æb.d???kt/, enPR: ?b?j?kt
- (attributive): (US) IPA(key): /?æb.d???kt/, enPR: ?b?j?kt
- (postpositive): (US) IPA(key): /æb?d???kt/, enPR: ?bj?kt?
- Rhymes: -?kt
Etymology 1
From Middle English abiect (“outcast, wretched”), from Latin abiectus, past participle of abici? (“to throw away, cast off, to reject”), from ab- (“away”) +? iaci? (“to throw”).
Adjective
abject (comparative abjecter or more abject, superlative abjectest or most abject)
- Sunk to or existing in a low condition, state, or position. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- Cast down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable; lacking courage; offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- Showing utter hopelessness, helplessness; showing resignation; wretched. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- (obsolete) Rejected; cast aside. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the early 17th century.]
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "abject" is often applied: poverty, fear, terror, submission, misery, failure, state, condition, apology, humility, servitude, manner, coward.
Synonyms
- beggarly, contemptible, cringing, degraded, groveling, ignoble, mean, mean-spirited, slavish, vile, worthless
Related terms
Translations
Noun
abject (plural abjects)
- A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway; outcast. [from late 15h c.]
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English abjecten, derived from the adjective form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æb?d??kt/
Verb
abject (third-person singular simple present abjects, present participle abjecting, simple past and past participle abjected)
- (transitive, obsolete) To cast off or out; to reject. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.]
- (transitive, obsolete) To cast down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.]
- a. 1631, John Donne, a sermon
- What phrases of abjecting themselves, in respect of the prince, can exceed David's humble expressing of himself to Saul?
- a. 1631, John Donne, a sermon
Related terms
Translations
References
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French abject, from Latin abiectus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?j?kt/
- Hyphenation: ab?ject
- Rhymes: -?kt
Adjective
abject (comparative abjecter, superlative abjectst)
- reprehensible, despicable, abject
Inflection
Derived terms
- abjectheid
French
Etymology
From Latin abiectus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.??kt/
Adjective
abject (feminine singular abjecte, masculine plural abjects, feminine plural abjectes)
- (literary) Worthy of utmost contempt or disgust; vile; despicable.
- (literary, obsolete) Of the lowest social position.
Usage notes
- Abject lacks the idea of groveling, of moral degradation over time that is present in the English word.
Derived terms
- abjectement
Related terms
- abjection
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: abjekt
- ? Romanian: abject
Further reading
- “abject” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French abject, from Latin abiectus.
Adjective
abject m or n (feminine singular abject?, masculine plural abjec?i, feminine and neuter plural abjecte)
- abject
Declension
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