different between horned vs angular

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h??(?)nd/, (adjective also) /?h??(?)n?d/

Etymology 1

From Middle English horned, hornyd, from Old English hyrned, ?ehyrned (“having horns; horned”),from Proto-Germanic *hurnidaz (“horned”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *hurnijan? (“to horn; provide or fit with horns”); equivalent to horn (“noun”) +? -ed. Cognate with Dutch gehoornd (“horned”),German gehörnt (“horned”), Danish hornede (“horned”).

Adjective

horned (not comparable)

1. Having horns.

   A goat is a horned animal.

   a bull's head gules, horned argent
2. (obsolete) cuckolded

Usage notes

This is used in heraldry to specify the color of horns that are distinct in color from the body.

Synonyms

• cornigerous

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• horny
• cuckold

References

• horned in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• horned at OneLook Dictionary Search

Etymology 2

See horn (verb).

Verb

horned

1. simple past tense and past participle of horn

Anagrams

• -hedron, Horden, Rhoden, dehorn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hornyd
• (rare) orned, hornd

Etymology

From horn +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?rnid/, /?h?rn?d/
• (rare) IPA^(key): /?h?rnd/

Adjective

horned

1. Possessing horns or a similar projection; horned or horn-bearing.
2. (rare) Having headwear and hair done with projections like horns.
3. (rare, of the moon) In its crescent phase; waxing or waning.
4. (rare) Hornen; crafted or manufactured from horn.

Descendants

• English: horned
• Scots: hornit, hornt
• Yola: hoornta, hornta

References

• “horned, adj. & ppl.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-08.

English

Etymology

From Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angul?ris, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æ?.?ju.l?/, /-l??/

Adjective

angular (comparative more angular, superlative most angular)

1. Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles.
2. Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner
3. Sharp-cornered; pointed.

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4. Measured by an angle.

   angular distance

5. Lean, lank.
6. Ungraceful; lacking grace.
7. (figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.

   Synonyms: rude, rugged

8. (organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

angular (plural angulars)

1. (anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

Anagrams

• lagunar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angul?ris.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /??.?u?la/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a?.?u?la?/

Adjective

angular (masculine and feminine plural angulars)

1. (geometry) angular (of or relating to angles)

Related terms

• angle

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angul?ris.

Adjective

angular m or f (plural angulares)

1. (geometry) angular (of or relating to angles)
2. angular (forming an angle)

Related terms

• ángulo

Further reading

• “angular” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin angul?ris (“angular”), from angulus (“corner; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?engulos.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /??.?u.?la?/, /??.?u.?la?/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /??.?u.?la?/, /??.?u.?la?/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /??.?u.?la?/

Adjective

angular m or f (plural angulares, comparable)

1. (geometry) angular (of or relating to angles)
2. angular (forming an angle)

   Synonym: angulado

Etymology 2

Ângulo (“angle”) +? -ar.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /??.?u.?la(?)/, /??.?u.?la(?)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /??.?u.?la(?)/, /??.?u.?la(?)/

Verb

angular (first-person singular present indicative angulo, past participle angulado)

1. to bend so it forms an angle

Conjugation

Related terms

Romanian

Etymology

From French angulaire, from Latin angularis.

Adjective

angular m or n (feminine singular angular?, masculine plural angulari, feminine and neuter plural angulare)

1. angular

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an?u?la?/, [ã?.?u?la?]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin angul?ris.

Adjective

angular (plural angulares)

1. angular

Derived terms

Related terms

• ángulo

Etymology 2

From ángulo +? -ar.

Verb

angular (first-person singular present angulo, first-person singular preterite angulé, past participle angulado)

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Conjugation

Derived terms

• angulación

Further reading

• “angular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.