different between fraudulent vs gudgeon

English

Etymology

From Middle English fraudulent, from Old French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?f???.d??.l?nt/, /?f???.dj?.l?nt/, /?f???.d??.l?nt/, /?f???.dj?.l?nt/, /?f???d?.l?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?f??.d??.l?nt/, /?f??d?.l?nt/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /?f??.d??.l?nt/, /?f??d?.l?nt/

Adjective

fraudulent (comparative more fraudulent, superlative most fraudulent)

1. Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
2. False, phony.

   He tried to pass a fraudulent check.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "fraudulent" is often applied: claim, practice, transfer, scheme, transaction, document, intent, misrepresentation, act, action, mortgage, check, conveyance, accounting, bankruptcy, reporting, etc.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:deceptive
• See also Thesaurus:fake

Derived terms

• fraudulently

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin fraudulentus.

Adjective

fraudulent (feminine fraudulenta, masculine plural fraudulents, feminine plural fraudulentes)

1. fraudulent

Derived terms

• fraudulentament

Related terms

• frau
• fraudulència

Further reading

• “fraudulent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “fraudulent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “fraudulent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “fraudulent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fraudelent, ffraudulent

Etymology

From Middle French fraudulent, itself borrowed from Latin fraudulentus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?frau?diu?l?nt/, /?frau?dil?nt/

Adjective

fraudulent

1. Dishonest, fraudulent; based on fraud.
2. Necrotic, rotting; infected with or afflicted with gangrene.

Descendants

• English: fraudulent

References

• “fraude, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-06.

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???d??n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???d??n/, /???j?n/
• Rhymes: -?d??n
• Hyphenation: gud?geon

Etymology 1

The noun is derived from Late Middle English gojoun [and other forms], from Old French gojon, goujon (“gudgeon”), from Late Latin g?bi?nem, the accusative of g?bi?, the ablative or dative singular of Latin g?bius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (k?biós, “fish of the gudgeon kind”), probably of Semitic origin. The English word is a doublet of goby and goujon.

The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

gudgeon (plural gudgeons)

1. A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia.

   Synonyms: goby, (Britain, dialectal) wapper
2. (Australia) Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait.

   Synonym: sleeper goby
3. (figuratively, archaic) A person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dupe, Thesaurus:idiot
4. (figuratively, archaic) Something used to lure or tempt; bait, a lure.

Hyponyms

• joso

Derived terms

• sea gudgeon (obsolete)

Translations

Verb

gudgeon (third-person singular simple present gudgeons, present participle gudgeoning, simple past and past participle gudgeoned)

1. (transitive, archaic) To deprive (someone) fraudulently; to cheat, to dupe.
2. (intransitive, archaic) To take the bait; to be defrauded or duped.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English gojoun (“metal fitting with a ring at one end”) [and other forms], from Old French goujon (“dowel; pin”) [and other forms], from gouge (“gouge (tool)”) + -on (suffix forming diminutives). Gouge is derived from Late Latin gulbia, gubia (“chisel”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *gulb?, *gulb?nos (“beak, bill”).

Noun

gudgeon (plural gudgeons)

1. (also attributively) A circular or cylindrical fitting, often made of metal, into which a pin or pintle fits to create a hinge or pivoting joint.
2. (nautical, specifically) In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely.

   Synonym: brace

Alternative forms

• (nautical): goodgeon (obsolete)

Derived terms

• gudgeon pin

Translations

References

Further reading

• gudgeon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• gudgeon (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia