different between futurity vs derby

English

Etymology

future +? -ity

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fju??tj????ti/, /fju??t?????ti/

Noun

futurity (countable and uncountable, plural futurities)

1. The future.
2. The state of being in the future.
3. A future event.
   • 1742, Edward Young, The Complaint: or Night-Thoughts on Life, Death & Immortality, Night I

     […] on this perhaps,

     This peradventure, infamous for lies,

     As on a rock of adamant, we build

     Our mountain hopes; spin out eternal schemes,

     As we the fatal sisters could out-spin,

     And, big with life’s futurities, expire.

Synonyms

• (the future): aftertime, to-be; see also Thesaurus:the future
• (state of being in the future): futurition
• (a future event): maybe

Derived terms

• futuritial

English

Etymology

From Epsom Derby horse race, named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian) IPA^(key): /?d??.bi/
• Rhymes: -??(?)bi
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?.bi/
• Rhymes: -??(?)bi

Noun

derby (plural derbies)

1. Any of several annual horse races.
2. (by extension) Any organized race.

3. (US) A bowler hat.
   • 1906, O. Henry, The Green Door

     He began to fan her with his hat. That was successful, for he struck her nose with the brim of his derby and she opened her eyes.

4. (sports) A local derby.

Derived terms

• demolition derby
• duck derby
• local derby
• roller derby

Descendants

• ? German: Derby
• ? Portuguese: dérbi

Translations

Further reading

• derby on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• derby (horse race) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Bryde, DBEYR

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?rb?]
• Hyphenation: der?by

Noun

derby n

1. derby

Declension

Further reading

• derby in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English derby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??.bi/

Noun

derby m (plural derbys)

1. derby (horse race)
2. derby (local derby)

Further reading

• “derby” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English derby.

Noun

derby m (invariable)

1. derby (horse race; sports event between local rivals)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English derby.

Noun

derby n

1. local derby

Declension