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imperial
English
Etymology
From Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperi?lis (“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”) + -?lis, from imper? (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + par? (“prepare, arrange; intend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?p?.?i.?l/
Adjective
imperial (comparative more imperial, superlative most imperial)
- Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
- Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
- Very grand or fine.
- Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
Synonyms
- (humorous): in old money
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
imperial (countable and uncountable, plural imperials)
- A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
- (paper, printing) A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
- (card games, uncountable) A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
- (card games, countable) Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
- A crown imperial.
- Is all too fettered for the poet's powers,
- Compelled to crowd his flush and airy flowers
- Like pots of tall imperials, ill at ease.
- A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III).
- Synonym: royal
- A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.
- (historical) An outside seat on a diligence.
- (countable, uncountable) A variety of green tea.
Usage notes
- A champagne or Burgundy wine bottle with the same volume would be called a Methuselah.
Anagrams
- Palmieri
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperi?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /im.p?.?i?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /im.pe.?i?al/
Adjective
imperial (masculine and feminine plural imperials)
- imperial
Derived terms
- imperialisme
- imperialista
Related terms
- emperador
- imperi
Further reading
- “imperial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “imperial” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “imperial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “imperial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Adjective
imperial m or f (plural imperiais)
- imperial
Derived terms
- imperialismo
- imperialista
Related terms
- imperio
Further reading
- “imperial” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- inperial, imperyal, inperyal, imperyall, imperiall, emperiall, empirial
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French imperial, emperial, from Latin imperi?lis; equivalent to emperie +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /imp?ri?a?l/, /im?p??rial/, /?m-/
Adjective
imperial (plural and weak singular imperiale)
- Imperial; related to or being of an empire or its ruler.
- Befitting or appropriate for someone of imperial rank; superb.
- Unsurpassed, unmatched; lacking an equal or equivalent.
Descendants
- English: imperial
- Scots: imperial
References
- “imperi??l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-24.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperi?lis.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: im?pe?ri?al
Adjective
imperial m or f (plural imperiais, comparable)
- imperial
Derived terms
- imperialismo
- imperialista
Related terms
- império
- imperador
Noun
imperial f (plural imperiais)
- (Portugal, regional) draft beer
- 2013, Afonso Cruz, Alice Vieira, André Gago, Catarina Fonseca, David Machado, Isabel Stidwell, José Fanha, A misteriosa mulher da ópera, Leya ?ISBN, page 155
- «Traga-me mais uma imperial», disse eu ao empregado. Tinha uma praticamente cheia, mas não gosto de ser apanhado desprevenido. O Juvenal julgou que era para ele e agradeceu, eu disse-lhe «nada», e peguei na imperial, passei as ...
- Synonyms: (Portugal, regional) fino, (Brazil) chope
- 2013, Afonso Cruz, Alice Vieira, André Gago, Catarina Fonseca, David Machado, Isabel Stidwell, José Fanha, A misteriosa mulher da ópera, Leya ?ISBN, page 155
Further reading
- “imperial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French impérial and Latin imperi?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?im.pe.ri?al/
Adjective
imperial m or n (feminine singular imperial?, masculine plural imperiali, feminine and neuter plural imperiale)
- imperial
Declension
Related terms
- imperialism
- imperiu
- împ?rat
Scots
Adjective
imperial (comparative mair imperial, superlative maist imperial)
- imperial
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperi?lis (“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”) + -?lis, from imper? (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + par? (“prepare, arrange; intend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /impe??jal/, [?m.pe??jal]
Adjective
imperial (plural imperiales)
- imperial
Derived terms
- cormorán imperial
- garza imperial
- imperialismo
- imperialista
- manjar imperial
Related terms
- emperador
- imperio
Further reading
- “imperial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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ostentatious
English
Etymology
Originated 1650–60; ostentation +? -ious.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??s.t?n?te?.??s/, /??s.t?n?te?.??s/
- Rhymes: -e???s
Adjective
ostentatious (comparative more ostentatious, superlative most ostentatious)
- Of ostentation.
- Intended to attract notice.
- Of tawdry display; kitsch.
Synonyms
- (tawdry): Thesaurus:gaudy
Derived terms
- ostensible
- ostensive
Translations
References
- “ostentatious”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
- “ostentatious” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "ostentatious" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
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