different between gust vs commotion
gust
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??st/
- Rhymes: -?st
Etymology 1
Apparently from an unrecorded Middle English *gust, from Old Norse gustr (“a gust, blast”), from Proto-Germanic *gustiz, from Proto-Indo-European *??ew-. Related to Old Norse gusa (“to gush forth”), Old High German gussa (“flood”), Middle English guschen (> English gush).The English word was not recorded before Shakespeare.
Noun
gust (plural gusts)
- A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
- Synonym: windflaw
- (by extension) Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion, etc.).
- 1609 (revised 1625), Francis Bacon, De Sapientia Veterum ('Wisdom of the Ancients')
- they are merely driven about by every sudden gust and impulse of the mind
- 1609 (revised 1625), Francis Bacon, De Sapientia Veterum ('Wisdom of the Ancients')
Translations
Verb
gust (third-person singular simple present gusts, present participle gusting, simple past and past participle gusted)
- (intransitive, transitive) To blow in gusts.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English gust, guste, from Latin gustus (“taste”) and Old French gust, goust.
Noun
gust (uncountable)
- (archaic) The physiological faculty of taste.
- Relish, enjoyment, appreciation.
- 1651, Jeremy Taylor, Twenty-sermons for the winter half-year, "The Spirit of Grace"
- An ox will relish the tender flesh of kids with as much gust and appetite.
- 1942: ‘Yes, indeed,’ said Sava with solemn gust. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 1050)
- 1651, Jeremy Taylor, Twenty-sermons for the winter half-year, "The Spirit of Grace"
- Intellectual taste; fancy.
- 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy
- A choice of it may be made according to the gust and manner of the ancients.
- 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy
Etymology 3
From Middle English gusten (“to taste, have a taste for”), from the noun (see above)).
Verb
gust (third-person singular simple present gusts, present participle gusting, simple past and past participle gusted)
- (obsolete, transitive) To taste.
- (obsolete, transitive) To have a relish for.
Related terms
- disgust
Anagrams
- GUTs, guts, tugs
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *?éwstus. First attested in the 14th century,, it was possibly a semi-learned word or early borrowing; compare the sound changes in the inherited Occitan gost, Portuguese gosto, and French goût.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /??ust/
Noun
gust m (plural gusts or gustos)
- taste (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms
Related terms
- gustar
Further reading
- “gust” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “gust” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “gust” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
References
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *?éwstus. Possibly a borrowing or semi-learned term.
Noun
gust m (plural gusts)
- relish, zest, enjoyment
- taste
Synonyms
- (taste): savôr
Derived terms
- gustôs
Related terms
- gustâ
Icelandic
Noun
gust
- indefinite accusative singular of gustur
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gustus, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *?éwstus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ust/
Noun
gust m inan (diminutive gu?cik)
- taste, personal preference
Declension
Derived terms
- gustowa?
- gustowny
Further reading
- gust in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ust/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *?éwstus.
Noun
gust n (plural gusturi)
- taste
Declension
Derived terms
- gustos
Related terms
- gusta
- gustare
See also
- savoare
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin (mensis) augustus (through Vulgar Latin *agustus). Compare also Albanian gusht (“August”).
Alternative forms
- agust
Noun
gust m (uncountable)
- (popular/folk usage, rare) August
Synonyms
- august (standard/most common)
- gustar (popular/folk name)
- m?s?lar (popular/folk name)
Derived terms
- gustar
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *g?st?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?û?st/
Adjective
g?st (definite g?st?, comparative g?š??, Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- dense
Declension
Westrobothnian
Alternative forms
- kust
Noun
gust m
- horror, horrible feeling upon witnessing something
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commotion
English
Etymology
From Middle French commocion, from Latin comm?ti?nem, accusative singular of comm?ti?, from comm?tus, perfect passive participle of commove?.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k??m??.??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /k??mo?.??n/
- Rhymes: -????n, -o???n
Noun
commotion (countable and uncountable, plural commotions)
- A state of turbulent motion.
- An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
- (euphemistic) Sexual excitement.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:commotion
Derived terms
- commotional
Related terms
Translations
French
Pronunciation
Noun
commotion f (plural commotions)
- A violent collision or shock; concussion
- shock, surprise
Further reading
- “commotion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
commotion From the web:
- what commotion means
- what commotion does the bird create
- what commotion is being referred to
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