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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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bestial
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English bestial, from Old French bestial, from Late Latin b?sti?lis, from Latin b?stia (“beast”) (whence English beast).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?s.ti.?l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?b?s.t??l/, /?bis-/
Adjective
bestial (comparative more bestial, superlative most bestial)
- (literally and figuratively) Beast-like
- c. 1604, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act II, Scene 3, [1]
- Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.
- 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 4, lines 753-4, [2]
- By thee adulterous lust was driven from men /
- Among the bestial herds to range […]
- 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, [3]
- This familiar that I called out of my own soul, and sent forth alone to do his good pleasure, was a being inherently malign and villainous; his every act and thought centered on self; drinking pleasure with bestial avidity from any degree of torture to another; relentless like a man of stone.
- c. 1604, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act II, Scene 3, [1]
Synonyms
- beastly
- animalian
Hypernyms
- faunal
Derived terms
- bestiality
- bestialize
- bestialization
Related terms
- beast
- bestiary
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle Scots bestiall, from Middle English bestaile, from Old French bestaille, from Late Latin b?sti?lia; later reinforced and remodelled on Middle French bestial, itself from Late Latin b?sti?lis.
Noun
bestial pl (plural only)
- (Scotland, obsolete) Cattle.
- 1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Forfar, Kincardine (page 94)
- […] much must depend upon the way in which bestial are bought or reared, and the state of the markets when they are sold.
- 1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Forfar, Kincardine (page 94)
Anagrams
- Stabile, ableist, albites, astilbe, bastile, libates, stabile
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin b?sti?lis, from Latin b?stia (“beast”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?s.tjal/
- Homophones: bestiale, bestiales
Adjective
bestial (feminine singular bestiale, masculine plural bestiaux, feminine plural bestiales)
- bestial
Related terms
- bête
Further reading
- “bestial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- baliste, établis
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin b?sti?lis, from Latin b?stia (“beast”).
Adjective
bestial m or f (plural bestiais)
- beastly
- massive, huge, giant
- tremendous, fantastic, awesome
Related terms
- bestia
- bestialidade
Middle English
Alternative forms
- beestial, beestyal, bestiall, bestialle, bestyal, bestyall
Etymology
From Old French bestial, from Late Latin b?sti?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?sti?a?l/, /?b?stial/, /?b??stial/
Adjective
bestial
- animal (of or pertaining to animals)
- physical; non-spiritual (of faculties, knowledge, etc.)
- beastly, depraved (lacking human sensibility)
- stupid, unlearned
Synonyms
- beestly (all senses)
Descendants
- English: bestial
References
- “b??sti??l(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French
Etymology
First known attestation circa 1190, borrowed from Latin b?sti?lis.
Adjective
bestial m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bestiale)
- bestial (of or relating to a beast)
Related terms
- beste
Descendants
- English: bestial
- French: bestial
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin b?sti?lis, from Latin b?stia (“beast”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /b???tja?/
- Hyphenation: bes?ti?al
Adjective
bestial m or f (plural bestiais, comparable)
- bestial; brutish
- beastly
Related terms
- besta
- bestalidade
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French bestial, Late Latin b?sti?lis, from Latin b?stia (“beast”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bes.ti?al]
Adjective
bestial m or n (feminine singular bestial?, masculine plural bestiali, feminine and neuter plural bestiale)
- bestial, animal
- (informal) cool
Usage notes
As indicated by the informal meaning of "cool", this word does not have the same negative connotations as in English.
Declension
Synonyms
- animalic
- feroce
- fioros
- s?lbatic
Related terms
- bestialitate
- bestie
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin b?sti?lis, from Latin b?stia (“beast”).
Adjective
bestial (plural bestiales)
- beastly
- massive, huge, giant
- tremendous, fantastic, awesome
Related terms
- bestia
- bestialidad
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