different between displeasing vs redoubtable

displeasing

English

Etymology

Perhaps a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (to displease).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d?s?pli?z??/

Adjective

displeasing (comparative more displeasing, superlative most displeasing)

  1. Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.

Translations

Verb

displeasing

  1. present participle of displease

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redoubtable

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French redoutable (spelled redoubtable in early modern French).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /???da?t?b?l/

Adjective

redoubtable (comparative more redoubtable, superlative most redoubtable)

  1. Eliciting respect or fear; imposing; awe-inspiring.
    The redoubtable New York Times has been called the "newspaper of record" of the United States.
  2. (obsolete) Valiant.

Derived terms

Translations


French

Adjective

redoubtable (plural redoubtables)

  1. Archaic spelling of redoutable.

Middle French

Adjective

redoubtable m or f (plural redoubtables)

  1. fearsome

Descendants

  • French: redoutable

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