different between aficionado vs adherent

English

Alternative forms

• afficionado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado, past participle of aficionar (“to inspire affection”). Doublet of affectionate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?sj??n??d??/, /?f??j??n??d??/

Noun

aficionado (plural aficionados or aficionadoes or (rare, hypercorrect) aficionadi)

1. (obsolete) An amateur bullfighter. [19th c.]
2. A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee. [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: admirer, buff, connoisseur, enthusiast, expert, fan, follower, lover; see also Thesaurus:fan

   Coordinate terms: buff, -phile

Related terms

• aficionada

Further reading

• “aficionado”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

French

Alternative forms

• afficionado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado.

Noun

aficionado m (plural aficionados)

1. aficionado (all senses)

Spanish

Etymology

From aficionar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /afi?jo?nado/, [a.fi.?jo?na.ð?o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /afisjo?nado/, [a.fi.sjo?na.ð?o]

Adjective

aficionado (feminine aficionada, masculine plural aficionados, feminine plural aficionadas)

1. fond
2. amateur

Noun

aficionado m (plural aficionados, feminine aficionada, feminine plural aficionadas)

1. fan, hobbyist, aficionado (person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby)

   Synonym: fan

2. amateur

   Synonym: amateur

Descendants

• ? English: aficionado
• ? French: aficionado

Further reading

• “aficionado” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Alternative forms

• adhærent (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English adherent, from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaer?ns, present participle of adhaere? (“to stick to, cling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æd?(h)????nt/, /?d-/

Adjective

adherent (comparative more adherent, superlative most adherent)

1. Adhesive, sticking to something.
2. Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
3. (botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.

Synonyms

• adhering

Related terms

• adhere
• adherence
• adhesive
• coherent
• inherent

Translations

Noun

adherent (plural adherents)

1. A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.

Translations

Anagrams

• Renthead, anthered, hand tree, hartened, neatherd, threaden

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin adhaer?ns.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?.d???ent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?.d???en/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.de??ent/

Adjective

adherent (masculine and feminine plural adherents)

1. adherent

Noun

adherent m or f (plural adherents)

1. adherent

Related terms

• adherència
• adherir

Further reading

• “adherent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Latin

Verb

adh?rent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of adh?re?

Polish

Etymology

From French adhérent, from Latin adhaer?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at?x?.r?nt/

Noun

adherent m pers (feminine adherentka)

1. (dated) adherent, henchman, supporter

   Synonym: stronnik

Declension

Related terms

• (noun) adherencja

Further reading

• adherent in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• adherent in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adx?rent/
• Hyphenation: ad?he?rent

Noun

adhèrent m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)

1. adherent

Declension

Synonyms

• (follower): prìstalica, pr?staša, sl?dben?k/slj?dben?k