different between dour vs insensible
dour
English
Etymology
From Scots dour, from Latin d?rus (“hard, stern”), possibly via Middle Irish dúr.Compare French dur, Catalan dur, Italian duro, Portuguese duro, Romanian dur, Spanish duro. Doublet of dure.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d??/, /?da??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d??/, /?da??/, /?da?.?/
- Rhymes: -a??(?), -??(?)
- Homophones: Daur, doer, door, dower (depending on speaker)
Adjective
dour (comparative dourer or more dour, superlative dourest or most dour)
- Stern, harsh and forbidding.
- Unyielding and obstinate.
- Expressing gloom or melancholy; sullen, gloomy
Synonyms
- (stern, harsh): forbidding, harsh, severe, stern
- (unyielding): obstinate, stubborn, unyielding
- (expressing gloom): dejected, gloomy, melancholic, sullen
Derived terms
- dourly
- dourness
Translations
Anagrams
- doru, ordu
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *du?r, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *d?ub?rós (“deep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?du?r/
Noun
dour m (plural dourioù or doureier)
- water
- (by extension) rain, tears, sweat, saliva
Mutation
Scots
Etymology
From Middle Irish dúr, from Latin d?rus (“hard”).
Adjective
dour
- stern, severe, relentless, dour
References
- “dour” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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insensible
English
Etymology
From Old French insensible, from Late Latin ?ns?nsibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?s?n.s?.bl?/
- Hyphenation: in?sen?si?ble
Adjective
insensible (comparative more insensible, superlative most insensible)
- Unable to be perceived by the senses.
- They fall away, / And languish with insensible decay.
- Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.
- Unable to be understood; unintelligible.
- Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.
- 1736, Matthew Hale, Historia Placitorum Coronæ
- If it make the indictment be insensible or uncertain, […] it shall be quashed.
- 1736, Matthew Hale, Historia Placitorum Coronæ
- Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent.
- Lost in their loves, insensible of shame.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Modern Library Edition (1995), page 138
- In spite of her deep-rooted dislike, she could not be insensible to the compliment of such a man's affection...
- Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.
- Synonym: insensitive
Antonyms
- sensible
Derived terms
- insensibility
- insensibly
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French insensible, from Late Latin ?ns?nsibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.s??.sibl/
- Homophone: insensibles
Adjective
insensible (plural insensibles)
- insensible
- impervious
Further reading
- “insensible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin ?ns?nsibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /insen?sible/, [?n.s?n?si.??le]
Adjective
insensible (plural insensibles)
- insensible, insensitive, callous, cold, tactless
- Antonym: sensible
Related terms
- insensibilidad (possibly derived)
Further reading
- “insensible” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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