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direct
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin d?rectus, perfect passive participle of d?rig? (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + reg? (“make straight, rule”). Compare dress.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d(a)????kt/, /d????kt/, /da??????kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
- Hyphenation: di?rect
Adjective
direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct)
- Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
- Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
- Straightforward; sincere.
- Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
- He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England
- a direct and avowed interference with elections
- In the line of descent; not collateral.
- (astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body.
- (political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.
- (aviation, travel) having a single flight number.
Synonyms
- (proceeding uninterrupted): immediate
- (express, plain, unambiguous): explicit, patent, univocal; see also Thesaurus:explicit
Antonyms
- indirect
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct)
- Directly.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 346:
- Presumably Mary is to carry messages that she, Anne, is too delicate to convey direct.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 346:
Verb
direct (third-person singular simple present directs, present participle directing, simple past and past participle directed)
- To manage, control, steer.
- to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army
- To aim (something) at (something else).
- They directed their fire towards the men on the wall.
- He directed his question to the room in general.
- To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
- He directed me to the left-hand road.
- 1882, John Lubbock, Flowers, Fruits and Leaves
- the next points to which I will direct your attention
- To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
- She directed them to leave immediately.
- (dated) To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent.
- to direct a letter
Derived terms
- co-direct, codirect
- misdirect
- redirect
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Credit, credit, triced
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French direct, from Latin d?r?ctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di?r?kt/
- Hyphenation: di?rect
- Rhymes: -?kt
Adjective
direct (comparative directer, superlative directst)
- direct, immediate
- direct, blunt, frank
Inflection
Adverb
direct
- immediately
Synonyms
- onmiddellijk
- meteen
- rechtstreeks
Derived terms
- drek
Descendants
- Afrikaans: direk
- ? Papiamentu: dirèkt
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.??kt/
- Homophones: directe, directes, directs
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin d?rectus. Doublet of droit, which was inherited.
Adjective
direct (feminine singular directe, masculine plural directs, feminine plural directes)
- direct
Etymology 2
From directement.
Adverb
direct
- (colloquial) directly
- Si t'as pas envie d'y aller, dis-le direct.
- 'If you don't want to go, say it straight up.'
- Si t'as pas envie d'y aller, dis-le direct.
Derived terms
Related terms
- diriger
- directeur
- direction
See also
- droit
Anagrams
- crédit
- décrit
- dicter
Further reading
- “direct” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin d?rectus, perfect passive participle of d?rig?, d?rigere (“straighten, direct”). Compare the inherited drait, drouait.
Adjective
direct m
- (Jersey) direct
Derived terms
- directément (“directly”)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French direct, Latin directus. Compare the inherited doublet drept.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di?rekt/
Adjective
direct m or n (feminine singular direct?, masculine plural direc?i, feminine and neuter plural directe)
- direct
- head-on
Declension
Adverb
direct
- directly
- straight
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solid
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French solide (as an adjective), from Latin solidus (“solid”). Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solidus, and sou.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: s?l'?d, IPA(key): /?s?l?d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?l?d/
Adjective
solid (comparative more solid, superlative most solid)
- (of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid or a gas.
- Large in size, quantity, or value.
- Synonyms: massive, substantial
- Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
- Strong or unyielding.
- (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
- Hearty; filling.
- Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
- 1875-1886, J. A. Symonds, Renaissance in Italy: The revival of learning
- The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil what the myth-making imagination of the Germans had projected in a poem.
- 1875-1886, J. A. Symonds, Renaissance in Italy: The revival of learning
- Financially well off; wealthy.
- Sound; not weak.
- (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
- Synonyms: (as in closed compound) closed, closed up
- Coordinate terms: hyphenation (noun), writing as separate words (noun)
- (printing, dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
- (US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
- Of a single color throughout.
- (of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
- (dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
- (of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.
- Coordinate terms: loose, stacked
Hyponyms
- rock solid
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
solid (plural solids)
- (chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
- (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
- (informal) A favor.
- Please do me a solid: lend me your car for one week.
- I owe him; he did me a solid last year.
- An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
- I prefer solids over paisleys.
- (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
- The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation.
Translations
Adverb
solid (comparative more solid, superlative most solid)
- Solidly.
- (not comparable, typography) Without spaces or hyphens.
- Many long-established compounds are set solid.
References
- solid at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- diols, idols, lidos, loids, sloid, soldi
Danish
Adjective
solid
- solid, robust
- strong
- substantial
- reliable
German
Alternative forms
- solide (both are roughly equally common)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zo?li?t/
Adjective
solid (comparative solider, superlative am solidesten)
- solid
Declension
Further reading
- “solid” in Duden online
Occitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin solidus.
Adjective
solid m (feminine singular solida, masculine plural solids, feminine plural solidas)
- solid
Further reading
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, ?ISBN, page 923.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /so?lid/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French solide, Latin solidus.
Adjective
solid m or n (feminine singular solid?, masculine plural solizi, feminine and neuter plural solide)
- solid, firm
Synonyms
- tare
Related terms
- soliditate
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin solidus. Cf. also solz, possibly a doublet.
Noun
solid m (plural solizi)
- a solidus (Roman gold coin)
Further reading
- solid in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -i?d
Adjective
solid
- solid, massive, stable, reliable
- solvent, in good financial standing
Declension
Related terms
- soliditet
Noun
solid c
- (geometry) a solid body
Declension
Anagrams
- lodis
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