different between ado vs frenzy
ado
English
Etymology
From Northern Middle English at do (“to do”), infinitive of do, don (“to do”), see do. Influenced by an Old Norse practice of marking the infinitive by using the preposition at, att (compare Danish at gå (“to go”)). More at at, do.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??du?/
Noun
ado (uncountable)
- trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion
- c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I scene i[1]:
- Antonio:
- In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.
- It wearies me; you say it wearies you;
- But how I caught it, found it, or came by it,
- What stuff 'tis made of, whereof it is born,
- I am to learn;
- And such a wantwit sadness makes of me,
- That I have much ado to know myself.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience:
- Probably a crab would be filled with a sense of personal outrage if it could hear us class it without ado or apology as a crustacean, and thus dispose of it. “I am no such thing,” it would say; “I am myself, myself alone.”
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:commotion
- c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I scene i[1]:
Usage notes
Ado is mostly used in set phrases, such as without further ado or much ado about nothing.
Translations
References
- ado in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- AOD, DAO, DOA, Dao, ODA, Oda, dao, oad, oda
Afar
Alternative forms
- (Southern dialects) aadó
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??do/
- Hyphenation: a?do
Noun
adó f
- (Northern dialects) generation
- (Northern dialects) era
Declension
References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985) , “ado”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, ?ISBN
French
Etymology
Clipping of adolescent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.do/
Noun
ado m or f (plural ados)
- (colloquial) teen, teenager
Pali
Alternative forms
Verb
ado
- second-person singular aorist active of dad?ti (“to give”)
Sidamo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ado/
Noun
ado f
- milk
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 62
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frenzy
English
Alternative forms
- phrenzy, phrensy (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English frensy, frenesie, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek *???????? (*phrén?sis), a later equivalent of ???????? (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”): see frantic and frenetic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f??nzi/
Noun
frenzy (countable and uncountable, plural frenzies)
- A state of wild activity or panic.
- She went into a cleaning frenzy to prepare for the unexpected guests.
- A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage.
- All else is towering frenzy and distraction.
- 1595-1596, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 5, scene 1:
- The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling.
Derived terms
- feeding frenzy
Related terms
- frantic
- frenetic
- frenzied
Translations
Adjective
frenzy (comparative more frenzy, superlative most frenzy)
- (obsolete) Mad; frantic.
- 1678 John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress:
- They thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head.
- 1678 John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress:
Verb
frenzy (third-person singular simple present frenzies, present participle frenzying, simple past and past participle frenzied)
- (uncommon) To render frantic.
- Both goaded on to strife by frenzying hate.
- Then there is the absorbing, not to say frenzying, interest, which attends our important elections.
- (rare) To exhibit a frenzy, such as a feeding frenzy.
- The fresh smell of salt air, the sound of the crashing swell, the soothing immersion in the water, the sight of dolphins playing and fish frenzying beneath my board.
Further reading
- frenzy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- frenzy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- frenzy at OneLook Dictionary Search
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