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contempt
English
Alternative forms
- c?tempt, cõtempt (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin contemptus (“scorn”), from contemn? (“I scorn, despise”), from com- + temn? (“I despise”). Displaced native Old English forsewennes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?t?mpt/
- Rhymes: -?mpt
Noun
contempt (countable and uncountable, plural contempts)
- (uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
- The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
- (law) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:contempt
Antonyms
- See Thesaurus:contempt
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- contempt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- contempt in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- contempt at OneLook Dictionary Search
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disparate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French desparat, from Latin dispar?tus, past participle of dispar? (“to divide”), from dis- (“apart”) + par? (“to make equal”), from par (“equal”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?sp(?)??t/, /?d?sp(?)??t/
- (US) IPA(key): /?d?sp(?)??t/, /d??sp???t/, /d??spæ??t/
Adjective
disparate (comparative more disparate, superlative most disparate)
- Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
- Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs
- Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground.
Synonyms
- (composed of distinct elements): incongruous, mismatched, uncoordinated
- (markedly different): different, dissimilar, unalike
- (incapable of being compared): incommensurable
Related terms
- dispair
- disparately
- disparateness
- disparity
Translations
References
Further reading
- disparate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- disparate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Noun
disparate (plural disparates)
- (chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.
Anagrams
- aspirated
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dispar?tus, past participle of to divide, from dis- (“apart”) + to make equal, from par (“equal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dis.pa.?at/
Adjective
disparate (plural disparates)
- disparate; incongruous
Further reading
- “disparate” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
disparate
- inflection of disparat:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
disparate
- feminine plural of disparato
Anagrams
- derapasti
- disperata
Latin
Verb
dispar?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of dispar?
Portuguese
Etymology
Back-formation from disparatar or from Spanish disparate.
Noun
disparate m (plural disparates)
- nonsense (meaningless words or actions)
- Synonyms: asneira, dislate
- Great amount; a lot
Spanish
Etymology
From disparatar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dispa??ate/, [d?is.pa??a.t?e]
Noun
disparate m (plural disparates)
- nonsense (meaningless words or actions)
- Synonym: dislate
- a great amount; a lot
- crazy idea
Further reading
- “disparate” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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