different between gloomy vs inexorable
gloomy
English
Etymology
From gloom +? -y.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??lu?mi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??lumi/
- Rhymes: -u?mi
Adjective
gloomy (comparative gloomier, superlative gloomiest)
- Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
- Synonyms: dusky, dim, clouded; see also Thesaurus:dark
- Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
- Synonyms: bleak, dreary, miserable; see also Thesaurus:cheerless
Derived terms
- (the) gloomies
Translations
Further reading
- gloomy (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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inexorable
English
Etymology
From Middle French inexorable, from Latin inex?r?bilis (“relentless, inexorable”) (or directly from the Latin word), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + ex?r?bilis (“that may be moved or persuaded by entreaty; exorable”). Ex?r?bilis is derived from ex?r?re (from ex?r? (“to persuade, win over; to beg, entreat, plead”), from ex- (prefix meaning ‘out of’) + ?r? (“to beg, entreat, plead, pray; to deliver a speech, orate”), from ?s (“mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?éh?os (“mouth”)) + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n??ks???b?l/, /?n??ks??b(?)l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??n?ks??b(?)l/
- Hyphenation: in?ex?or?a?ble
Adjective
inexorable (comparative more inexorable, superlative most inexorable)
- Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable. [from mid 16th c.]
- Synonyms: implacable, ineluctable, inescapable, unpreventable, unrelenting, unstoppable; see also Thesaurus:inevitable
- Antonym: exorable
- Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting. [from mid 16th c.]
- Antonym: exorable
- Adamant; severe.
- Antonym: exorable
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
Further reading
- inexorable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- inexorable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inexorabilis.
Adjective
inexorable (masculine and feminine plural inexorables)
- inexorable
Derived terms
- inexorablement
Further reading
- “inexorable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “inexorable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “inexorable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “inexorable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inex?r?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.n??.z?.?abl/
Adjective
inexorable (plural inexorables)
- inexorable
- Synonym: inéluctable
Derived terms
- inexorabilité
- inexorablement
Further reading
- “inexorable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inex?r?bilis.
Adjective
inexorable (plural inexorables)
- inexorable
Related terms
- inexorablemente
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