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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
bestial From the web:
sensual
English
Alternative forms
- sensuall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling, sense”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s?nsju??l/, /?s?n?u??l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s?n.?u.?l/
Adjective
sensual (comparative more sensual, superlative most sensual)
- Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
- Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
- Provoking or exciting a strong response in the senses.
Derived terms
- sensualise, sensualize
- sensually
- supersensual
Related terms
- sense
- sensible
- sensuous
Translations
Further reading
- sensual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sensual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- sensual at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- unseals
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin sensualis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /s?n.su?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /sen.su?al/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
sensual (masculine and feminine plural sensuals)
- sensual
Related terms
- sensualitat
Further reading
- “sensual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
Late Latin sensualis, from Latin sensus.
Adjective
sensual m or f (plural sensuais, comparable)
- Sexually attractive; sexy.
Inflection
Related terms
- sensualidade
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin sensualis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sen?swal/, [s?n?swal]
Adjective
sensual (plural sensuales)
- sensual
Derived terms
- sensualismo
- sensualista
- sensualmente
Related terms
- sensualidad
Further reading
- “sensual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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