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acrimonious
English
Etymology
acrimony +? -ous; compare French acrimonieux (“acrimonious”), from Latin ?crim?ni?sus (“acrimonious”), from ?crim?nia (“pungency, sharpness; acrimony, austerity”) + -?sus (“suffix meaning ‘full of; prone to’, forming adjectives from nouns”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-went- or *-wont- + *-to-). ?crim?nia is derived from Latin ?cer (“sharp; bitter, sour”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h??rós (“sharp”), from *h?e?- (“sharp”) + *-rós (“suffix forming adjectives from Caland system roots”)) + Latin -m?nia (the feminine form of -m?nium (“suffix forming collective nouns and nouns designating legal status or obligation”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-m? (“suffix forming agent nouns from verbs”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?æk.???m??.n?.?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?æk.???mo?.ni.?s/, /-??-/
- Hyphenation: acri?mo?ni?ous
Adjective
acrimonious (comparative more acrimonious, superlative most acrimonious)
- (archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
- (figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. [from early 17th c.]
Synonyms
- acerb, acerbic
- bitter
- rancorous
Antonyms
- nonacrimonious
Derived terms
- acrimoniously
- acrimoniousness
Related terms
- acrid
- acridity
- acridness
- acrimony
Translations
References
Anagrams
- isocoumarin
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flagrant
English
Alternative forms
- flagraunt (obsolete, rare)
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?fle?.???nt/
Etymology 1
From Middle French flagrant, from Latin flagrantem, present participle of flagrare (“blaze, burn”). More at black.
Adjective
flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)
- Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.
- 1740, David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature
- It is certain, therefore, that in all our notions of morals we never entertain such an absurdity as that of passive obedience, but make allowances for resistance in the more flagrant instances of tyranny and oppression.
- 1740, David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature
- (archaic) On fire; flaming.
Synonyms
- (obvious and offensive): blatant, glaring
- (on fire): burning, flaming
Related terms
- in flagrante delicto
Translations
Etymology 2
From Latin fr?grans, participle of fr?gr? (“smell, reek”)
Adjective
flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)
- (obsolete) Misspelling of fragrant.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin flagr?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /fl????ant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /fl????an/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /fla???ant/
Adjective
flagrant (masculine and feminine plural flagrants)
- flaming, burning
- flagrant, blatant
Further reading
- “flagrant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “flagrant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “flagrant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “flagrant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French flagrant, from Latin flagr?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fla???r?nt/
- Hyphenation: fla?grant
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
flagrant (comparative flagranter, superlative flagrantst)
- flagrant, blatant (obvious and offensive)
Inflection
French
Etymology
From Latin flagr?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fla.????/
Adjective
flagrant (feminine singular flagrante, masculine plural flagrants, feminine plural flagrantes)
- flagrant, blatant, glaring, obvious, evident
Derived terms
- flagramment
- prendre en flagrant délit
Related terms
- flagrance
Further reading
- “flagrant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
From Latin flagrant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fla???ant]
Adjective
flagrant (comparative flagranter, superlative am flagrantesten)
- flagrant
Declension
Further reading
- “flagrant” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
fl?grant
- third-person plural present active indicative of fl?gr?
Romanian
Etymology
From French flagrant.
Adjective
flagrant m or n (feminine singular flagrant?, masculine plural flagran?i, feminine and neuter plural flagrante)
- flagrant
Declension
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