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earthly
English
Etymology
From Middle English erthely, erthlich, ierðlich, from Old English eorþl??, corresponding to earth +? -ly. Cognate with Old Norse jarðligr (“earthly”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /????li/
Adjective
earthly (comparative earthlier, superlative earthliest)
- Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven; terrestrial.
- earthly joys
- (negative, informal) Used for emphasis
- (obsolete) Made of earth; earthy.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Holland to this entry?)
Translations
See also
- worldly
Noun
earthly (plural earthlies)
- (collective or in the plural) That which is of the earth or earthly; a terrestrial being.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:earthly.
- (Britain, colloquial) A slightest chance (of success etc.) or idea (about something).
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 315:
- ‘Then I didn't have a chance when I stood you a drink?’ I said. ‘Not an earthly!’ she said and laughed; but when I left she kissed me good-night.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 315:
Adverb
earthly (comparative more earthly, superlative most earthly)
- in an earthly manner
Further reading
- earthly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- earthly in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- earthly at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams
- Hartley, hartely, hartley, heartly, hetaryl, lathery
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temporal
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?m.p?.??l/
- Rhymes: -?mp???l
Etymology 1
From Middle English temporal, temporel (“transitory, worldly, material, of secular society”), from Old French temporel or Latin tempor?lis (“of time (in grammar), temporary, relating to time as opposed to eternity”), from tempus (“time, period, opportunity”) +? -?lis.
Adjective
temporal (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.
- Synonyms: secular, lay, civil
- Antonyms: spiritual, ecclesiastical
- Relating to time:
- Of limited time, transient, passing, not perpetual, as opposed to eternal.
- (euphemistic) Lasting for a short time only.
- Of or relating to time as distinguished from space.
- Of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time.
- Synonym: chronological
- (grammar) Relating to or denoting time or tense.
- Of limited time, transient, passing, not perpetual, as opposed to eternal.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
temporal (plural temporals)
- (chiefly in the plural) Anything temporal or secular; a temporality.
- 1684, John Dryden, The History of the League (originally in French by Louis Maimbourg)
- for God's people love always to be dealing as well in temporals as spirituals
- 1876, James Russell Lowell, Among My Books:Second Series, Dante
- He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals.
- 1684, John Dryden, The History of the League (originally in French by Louis Maimbourg)
Etymology 2
Middle English, borrowed from Middle French timporal, temporal, from Late Latin tempor?lis, from tempora (“the temples of the head”) +? -?lis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of temporalis.
Adjective
temporal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
temporal (plural temporals)
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of temporal bone.
- (zootomy) Any of a reptile's scales on the side of the head between the parietal and supralabial scales, and behind the postocular scales.
References
- “temporal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “temporal”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
- temporal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin temporalis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /t?m.po??al/
- (Central) IPA(key): /t?m.pu??al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /tem.po??al/
- Rhymes: -al
Noun
temporal m (plural temporals)
- storm
Adjective
temporal (masculine and feminine plural temporals)
- temporary
- temporal
Derived terms
- lòbul temporal
- temporalment
Related terms
- temps
Further reading
- “temporal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “temporal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “temporal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “temporal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cimbrian
Noun
temporàl m
- (Luserna) thunderstorm
References
- “temporal” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
French
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin tempor?lis, from tempus (“temple”) (whence tempe).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??.p?.?al/
Adjective
temporal (feminine singular temporale, masculine plural temporaux, feminine plural temporales)
- (anatomy) temporal
Derived terms
- os temporal
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with temporel.
Further reading
- “temporal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
13th century. Borrowed from Latin tempor?lis, from tempus (“time”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?mpo??al/
Noun
temporal m (plural temporais)
- (weather) rainstorm
- Synonyms: ballón, invernada
- (weather) windstorm
- Synonym: vendaval
- (weather) tempest
- Synonym: tempestade
Noun
temporal m (plural temporais)
- (anatomy) the temporal bone
Adjective
temporal m or f (plural temporais)
- temporal, pertaining to time
- temporal, transient, as opposed to eternal
- temporal, pertaining to the temples of the head
- (grammar) of a grammatical case in Hungarian
References
- “temporal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “temporal” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “temporal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “temporal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “temporal” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?mpo??a?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
temporal (not comparable)
- temporal
Declension
Synonyms
- zeitlich
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin tempor?lis, from Latin tempus (“time”).
Adjective
temporal (neuter singular temporalt, definite singular and plural temporale)
- temporal (related to time)
- temporal (related to the temples)
Derived terms
- temporalia
Related terms
- temporær
References
- “temporal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “temporal” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?t?.po.??aw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /t?.pu.??a?/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin tempor?lis (“temporal”), from tempus (“season, time, opportunity”), from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”).
Adjective
temporal m or f (plural temporais, not comparable)
- temporal (relating to time)
- Synonym: crónico
Related terms
Etymology 2
From tempo (“weather”).
Noun
temporal m (plural temporais)
- downpour; heavy rain
- Synonyms: tempestade, vendaval
Etymology 3
From têmpora (“temple of the head”).
Noun
temporal m (plural temporais)
- temporal bone
Hypernyms
- osso
Holonyms
- crânio
Coordinate terms
- occipital, parietal, frontal, esfenoide, etmoide
Romanian
Etymology
From French temporel.
Adjective
temporal m or n (feminine singular temporal?, masculine plural temporali, feminine and neuter plural temporale)
- temporal (bone)
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tempor?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tempo??al/, [t??m.po??al]
Adjective
temporal (plural temporales)
- temporal (of or relating to time)
- temporary
- Synonym: temporario
- (anatomy) temporal (of the temples of the head)
Derived terms
Related terms
- temporalidad
Noun
temporal m (plural temporales)
- storm
- Synonyms: tempestad, vendaval
Derived terms
- capear el temporal
Further reading
- “temporal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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