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harsh
English
Etymology
From Middle English harsk, harisk(e), hask(e), herris. Century derived the term from Old Norse harskr (whence Danish harsk (“rancid”), dialectal Norwegian hersk, Swedish härsk); the Middle English Dictionary derives it from that and Middle Low German harsch (“rough”, literally “hairy”) (whence also German harsch), from haer (“hair”); the Oxford Dictionary of English derives it from Middle Low German alone.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /h???/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /h???/
- Rhymes: -??(?)?
Adjective
harsh (comparative harsher, superlative harshest)
- Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
- Severe or cruel.
Antonyms
- genteel
Translations
Verb
harsh (third-person singular simple present harshes, present participle harshing, simple past and past participle harshed)
- (intransitive, slang) To negatively criticize.
- (transitive, slang) to put a damper on (a mood).
Synonyms
- rough
Derived terms
- harshly
- harshness
Translations
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intolerable
English
Alternative forms
- untolerable (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French intolerable, from Latin intoler?bilis. Synchronically, in- +? tolerable.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n?t?l???bl?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?t?l???bl?/
- Hyphenation: in?tol?er?able
Adjective
intolerable (comparative more intolerable, superlative most intolerable)
- not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured
- Synonyms: insufferable, insupportable, unbearable
- extremely offensive or insulting.
- 1971, William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead, page 4
- It is an intolerable sound that sets spoons tinkling in saucers and windowpanes vibrating.
- 1971, William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead, page 4
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "intolerable" is often applied: cruelty, burden, situation, condition, pain, heat, position, life, state, suffering, evil, risk, insult, hardship, agony, behavior, affront, insolence, stress, consequence, people.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- intolerable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- intolerable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin intoler?bilis. Synchronically, in- +? tolerable.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /in.to.l???a.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /in.tu.l???a.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /in.to.le??a.ble/
Adjective
intolerable (masculine and feminine plural intolerables)
- intolerable
- Synonym: insuportable
- Antonym: tolerable
Derived terms
- intolerablement
Related terms
- intolerabilitat
Further reading
- “intolerable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “intolerable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “intolerable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “intolerable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin intoler?bilis. Synchronically, in- +? tolerable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /intole??able/, [?n?.t?o.le??a.??le]
Adjective
intolerable (plural intolerables)
- intolerable
- Synonym: insoportable
- Antonym: tolerable
Related terms
- intolerabilidad
Further reading
- “intolerable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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