different between imprudent vs bizarre

English

Etymology

From Middle French imprudent, from Latin impr?dens (“not foreseeing, ignorant”), prefix im- (“not”) + pr?dens (“foreseeing, skilled, judicious”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?p?ud?nt/

Adjective

imprudent (comparative more imprudent, superlative most imprudent)

1. Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.

   Synonyms: indiscreet, injudicious, incautious, ill-advised, unwise, heedless, careless, rash, negligent

   Antonym: prudent

   • 1711, John Strype, The Life and Acts of Matthew Parker, volume 1.

     Here Her Majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the Ministers and Readers.

Derived terms

• imprudently

Related terms

• imprudence

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin impr?dens.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /im.p?u?dent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /im.p?u?den/

Adjective

imprudent (masculine and feminine plural imprudents)

1. imprudent, unwise

   Antonym: prudent

Derived terms

• imprudentment

Related terms

• imprudència

Further reading

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

French

Etymology

From Latin impr?dens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.p?y.d??/

Adjective

imprudent (feminine singular imprudente, masculine plural imprudents, feminine plural imprudentes)

1. imprudent, rash

   Antonym: prudent

Derived terms

• imprudemment

Related terms

• imprudence

Further reading

• “imprudent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French imprudent

Adjective

imprudent m or n (feminine singular imprudent?, masculine plural impruden?i, feminine and neuter plural imprudente)

1. imprudent

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French bizarre (“odd, peculiar, bizarre, formerly headlong, angry”). Either from Basque bizar (“a beard”) (the notion being that bearded Spanish soldiers made a strange impression on the French), or from Italian bizzarro.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /b??z??(?)/, /b??z??(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /b??z??/, /b??z??/
• Homophone: bazaar (weak vowel merger)

Adjective

bizarre (comparative more bizarre or bizarrer, superlative most bizarre or bizarrest)

1. strangely unconventional in style or appearance.

Usage notes

• The compared forms with more and most are predominant. The alternative superlative bizarrest is fairly common, whereas the comparative bizarrer is very rare.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:strange

Translations

Further reading

• bizarre in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• bizarre in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Brazier, brazier

Danish

Adjective

bizarre

1. definite of bizar
2. plural of bizar

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

bizarre

1. Inflected form of bizar

French

Etymology

From Italian bizzarro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.za?/
• Rhymes: -a?

Adjective

bizarre (plural bizarres)

1. bizarre, odd

   Comme c'est bizarre !

2. peculiar, quaint

Synonyms

• baroque
• étrange
• original
• singulier

Related terms

• bizarrement
• bizarrerie

Further reading

• “bizarre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• barriez

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

bizarre

1. inflection of bizarr:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Interlingua

Adjective

bizarre (comparative plus bizarre, superlative le plus bizarre)

1. bizarre