different between chronic vs contiguous
chronic
English
Alternative forms
- chronick (obsolete)
Etymology
From chronical, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (khronikós, “of time”), from ?????? (khrónos, “time”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k??n?k/
- Rhymes: -?n?k
Adjective
chronic (comparative more chronic, superlative most chronic)
- Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
- 1980, Ruth Harriet Jacobs, Integrating Displaced Homemakers into the Economy (page 14)
- Peer group support is important to displaced homemakers. The Displaced Homemakers' Network has done excellent work in helping women see that their problems do not have to be chronic.
- 1980, Ruth Harriet Jacobs, Integrating Displaced Homemakers into the Economy (page 14)
- (medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.
- Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
- Inveterate or habitual.
- (slang) Very bad, awful.
- (informal) Extremely serious.
- (slang) Good, great; "wicked".
Synonyms
- (that continues over an extended period of time): diuturnal, prolonged; see also Thesaurus:lasting
- (very bad, awful): abysmal, terrible; see also Thesaurus:bad
- (good, great): gnarly, splendid; see also Thesaurus:excellent
Antonyms
- (prolonged or slow to heal): acute, transient
Translations
Noun
chronic (countable and uncountable, plural chronics)
- (slang) Marijuana, typically of high quality.
- (medicine) A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.
- A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:marijuana
References
- chronic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “chronic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Interlingua
Adjective
chronic (not comparable)
- chronic
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- what chronic disease
- what chronic means
- what chronicle means
- what chronic pain
- what chronic diseases cause anemia
- what chronic kidney disease
- what chronic pain does to the brain
- what chronic illness causes nausea
contiguous
English
Etymology
From Latin contiguus (“touching”), from contingere (“to touch”); see contingent, contact, contagion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?t??ju?s/
- Hyphenation: con?tig?u?ous
Adjective
contiguous (not comparable)
- Connected; touching; abutting.
- Adjacent; neighboring.
- 1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland
- Though poor the peasant’s hut, his feasts though small,
- He sees his little lot the lot of all;
- Sees no contiguous palace rear its head
- To shame the meanness of his humble shed;
- 1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland
- Connecting without a break.
- the forty-eight contiguous states
Derived terms
- contiguousness
- contiguous United States
Related terms
- contiguity
Translations
See also
- coterminous
References
- contiguous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- contiguous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
contiguous From the web:
- what contiguous mean
- what contiguous states meaning
- what contiguous state has the most glaciers
- what contiguous state reaches farthest north
- what contiguous state is farthest south
- what contiguous state is farthest north
- what contiguous means in english
- what contiguous state is considered a peninsula
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