different between flaw vs howler
flaw
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English flawe, flay (“a flake of fire or snow, spark, splinter”), probably from Old Norse flaga (“a flag or slab of stone, flake”), from Proto-Germanic *flag? (“a layer of soil”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl?k- (“broad, flat”). Cognate with Icelandic flaga (“flake”), Swedish flaga (“flake, scale”), Danish flage (“flake”), Middle Low German vlage (“a layer of soil”), Old English fl?h (“a frament, piece”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?fl??/
- (US) IPA(key): /?fl?/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /?fl?/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophone: floor (in non-rhotic accents with the horse–hoarse merger)
Noun
flaw (plural flaws)
- (obsolete) A flake, fragment, or shiver.
- (obsolete) A thin cake, as of ice.
- A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
- A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
- Has not this also its flaws and its dark side?
- (in particular) An inclusion, stain, or other defect of a diamond or other gemstone.
- (law) A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid or ineffective.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:defect
Derived terms
- flawful
- flawless
- flawsome
- tragic flaw
Translations
Verb
flaw (third-person singular simple present flaws, present participle flawing, simple past and past participle flawed)
- (transitive) To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.
- (intransitive) To become imperfect or defective; to crack or break.
Translations
Etymology 2
Probably Middle Dutch vl?ghe or Middle Low German vl?ge. Or, of North Germanic origin, from Swedish flaga (“gust of wind”), from Old Norse flaga; all from Proto-Germanic *flag?n-. See modern Dutch vlaag (“gust of wind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fl??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
flaw (plural flaws)
- A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration; windflaw.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, The Marriage of Geraint
- Like flaws in summer laying lusty corn.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, The Marriage of Geraint
- A storm of short duration.
- A sudden burst of noise and disorder
- Synonyms: tumult, uproar, quarrel
Translations
References
Anagrams
- AFLW, WAFL
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Verb
flaw
- To faint.
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howler
English
Etymology
howl +? -er. Some senses are derivatives of the intensifier "howling", as in "howling wilderness", (Deuteronomy 32:10)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ha?l?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ha?l?/
- Rhymes: -a?l?(?)
- Hyphenation: howl?er
Noun
howler (plural howlers)
- That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
- (historical) A person hired to howl at a funeral.
- (slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
- 1993, Paul Krugman, How I Work, October 1 1993, in: Paul Krugman, Arguing with Zombies, 2020, p. 402:
- Given what we know about cognitive psychology, utility maximization is a ludicrous concept; equilibrium pretty foolish outside of financial markets; perfect competition a howler for most industries.
- 2009, Tom Burton, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 78:
- A howler is a glaring mistake, a mistake that cries out to be noticed.
- 1993, Paul Krugman, How I Work, October 1 1993, in: Paul Krugman, Arguing with Zombies, 2020, p. 402:
- (slang) A hilarious joke.
- (slang) A bitterly cold day.
- (psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
- Coordinate term: hunter
- 2008, J. Reid Meloy, Lorraine Sheridan, Jens Hoffmann, Stalking, Threatening, and Attacking Public Figures (page 121)
- Although their behavior does not have the same impact as hunters, howlers nevertheless distract the public figure and compel security and law enforcement […]
- 2015, Steve Albrecht, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities
- Hunters stalk their targets, make detailed plans, acquire and practice with weapons, and try to hurt or kill people. Howlers make bomb threats to schools, malls, churches, businesses, and government offices.
- (sometimes figuratively) A heavy fall.
- (slang) A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).
- Our hansom came a howler.
- (slang) A tremendous lie; a whopper.
- (slang, dated) A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a "howling swell".
- (historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.
Derived terms
- calamity howler
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Wohler, wholer
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