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bald
English
Etymology
From Middle English bald, balde, belde, ballid, balled (“bald”), of uncertain origin. Probably formed from Middle English bal, balle (“ball, round object, knoll, head”). Compare with Old Danish bældet (“bald”).
Alternate etymology has Gothic ????????????????- (bala-, “shining, grey (of body)”), Old English b?l (“fire, flame; funeral pyre”) (both from Proto-Germanic *b?l?), Albanian balë (“white spot on the forehead”) and ball (“forehead”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /b??ld/, [b???d] Non-standard: IPA(key): /b??ld/, [b??ld]
- (US) IPA(key): /b?ld/; (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /b?ld/
- Rhymes: -??ld
- Homophone: balled
Adjective
bald (comparative balder, superlative baldest)
- Having no hair, fur or feathers.
- Synonym: hairless
- Antonyms: faxed, haired
- 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
- The Skin Horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underneath, and most of the hairs in his tail had been pulled out to string bead necklaces.
- (specifically) Having no hair on the head.
- (by extension) Denuded of any covering.
- Of tyres: whose surface is worn away.
- (of a statement or account) Unembellished.
- (of a statement) Without evidence or support being provided.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
bald (plural balds)
- (Appalachia) A mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
Verb
bald (third-person singular simple present balds, present participle balding, simple past and past participle balded)
- (intransitive) To become bald.
See also
- callow
- nott
Translations
Further reading
- bald on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Appalachian balds on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- ABDL, DLAB, blad
German
Etymology
From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, adverb of bald, pald, from Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *b?el-. Cognate with Dutch boud, English bold.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /balt/
- Homophone: ballt
Adverb
bald (comparative eher or früher, superlative am ehesten or frühesten)
- soon, near in time
- Synonyms: demnächst, in Kürze, zeitnah
- almost
- Synonyms: fast, beinahe
Derived terms
- alsbald
- bis bald
- in Bälde
- sobald
Related terms
- -bold
Further reading
- “bald” in Duden online
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?ld/, [b??d]
Adjective
bald (Anglian)
- Alternative form of beald
Declension
Old High German
Alternative forms
- pald
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, whence also Old English bald, Old Norse ballr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bald/
Adjective
bald
- bold, quick
Derived terms
- bald?
- baldo
Descendants
- Middle High German: balt
References
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, whence also Old English bald, Old Norse ballr.
Adjective
bald (comparative baldoro, superlative baldost)
- bold, fearless
Declension
Descendants
- Middle Low German: bald, bold, balt, bolt
- German Low German: bold, boll
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manifest
English
Etymology
From Middle French manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from manus (“hand”) + *infestus, participle of *infend? (“strike”) (from the root of d?fend?, offend?, etc.). Doublet of manifesto.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?mæn.?.f?st/, /?mæn.?.f?st/
- Hyphenation: man?i?fest
Adjective
manifest (comparative more manifest, superlative most manifest)
- Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
- Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
- (rare, used with "of") Detected; convicted.
Synonyms
- (evident to the senses, easy to understand): apparent, plain, clear, distinct, obvious, palpable, patent
- See also Thesaurus:obvious.
Derived terms
- manifest content
- manifest destiny
Translations
Noun
manifest (plural manifests)
- A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
- (computing) A file containing metadata describing other files.
- (obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.
Translations
Verb
manifest (third-person singular simple present manifests, present participle manifesting, simple past and past participle manifested)
- (transitive) To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
- (intransitive) To become manifest; to be revealed.
- His osteoporosis first manifested as pain in his hips.
- (transitive, initially occult, now slang) To will something to exist.
- (transitive) To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
Translations
Related terms
- manifestation
- manifestly
- manifesto
Further reading
- manifest at OneLook Dictionary Search
- manifest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- manifest in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Manifest in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- antifems
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /m?.ni?fest/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ma.ni?fest/
Adjective
manifest (feminine manifesta, masculine plural manifests or manifestos, feminine plural manifestes)
- manifest, obvious
Noun
manifest m (plural manifests or manifestos)
- manifesto
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Latin manifestare (“make public, declare”).
Noun
manifest
- manifesto
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[6], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Czech
Noun
manifest m
- manifesto
Related terms
- manifestace f
- manifestovat
Danish
Noun
manifest n (singular definite manifestet, plural indefinite manifester)
- manifesto
Declension
References
- “manifest” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
manifest n (plural manifesten, diminutive manifestje n)
- manifest
Adjective
manifest (not comparable)
- manifest; obvious, undeniable
Inflection
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mani?f?st/
- Rhymes: -?st
Adjective
manifest (comparative manifester, superlative am manifestesten)
- manifest
Declension
Further reading
- “manifest” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin manifestus
Noun
manifest n (definite singular manifestet, indefinite plural manifest or manifester, definite plural manifesta or manifestene)
- a manifesto
References
- “manifest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin manifestus
Noun
manifest n (definite singular manifestet, indefinite plural manifest, definite plural manifesta)
- a manifesto
References
- “manifest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From French manifeste, from Middle French manifeste, from Latin manif?stus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from manus (“hand”) + *infestus, participle of *infendere "strike".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma??i.f?st/
Noun
manifest m inan
- manifesto (public declaration)
Declension
Further reading
- manifest in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- manifest in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French manifeste
Noun
manifest n (plural manife?ti)
- manifest
Declension
Scots
Etymology
From English manifest.
Verb
manifest (third-person singular present manifests, present participle manifestin, past manifestit, past participle manifestit)
- to manifest
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