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inbred
English
Pronunciation
- (attributive adjective, noun) IPA(key): /??n?b??d/
- (predicative adjective, verb) IPA(key): /??n?b??d/, /??n?b??d/
- Rhymes: -?d
Adjective
inbred (comparative more inbred, superlative most inbred)
- Bred within; innate.
- 1899, Kenneth Grahame, The Golden Age/A White-washed Uncle
- We who from daily experience knew Miss Smedley like a book—were we not only too well aware that she had neither accomplishments nor charms—no characteristic, in fact, but an inbred viciousness of temper and disposition?
- 1666, John Bryden, Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders
- His cold experience tempers all his heat, And inbred worth doth boasting valour slight.
- 1899, Kenneth Grahame, The Golden Age/A White-washed Uncle
- (often derogatory) Having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding.
- (genetics) Describing a strain produced through successive generations of inbreeding resulting in a population of genetically identical individuals which are homozygous at all genetic loci.
Synonyms
- (bred within): inborn, indigenous; See also Thesaurus:innate
- (having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding):
- (of a population of genetically identical individuals):
Translations
Verb
inbred
- simple past tense and past participle of inbreed
- 1920, Chesla Clella Sherlock, Care and Management of Rabbits Chapter 3
- People discovered that the Belgian hare of those days was a very delicate animal and that it was subject to many diseases. It had been inbred so long in order to produce show animals that its vitality was nearly gone.
- 1920, Chesla Clella Sherlock, Care and Management of Rabbits Chapter 3
Noun
inbred (plural inbreds)
- (vulgar) An inbred individual.
- Since you all marry your cousins I bet you're a bunch of inbreds.
Anagrams
- Binder, Birden, Bredin, bendir, binder, brined, rebind
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elemental
English
Etymology
element +? -al
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?nt?l
- Hyphenation: el?e?men?tal
Adjective
elemental (not comparable)
- (chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an element (as opposed to a compound).
- Basic, fundamental or elementary.
- Of the ancient supposed elements of earth, air, fire and water.
- (by extension) Of, or relating to a force or nature, especially to severe atmospheric conditions.
Translations
Noun
elemental (plural elementals)
- (theosophy, fantasy) A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water or variations of them like ice, lightning, etc. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water.
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
element +? -al
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?.l?.m?n?tal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /e.le.men?tal/
Adjective
elemental (masculine and feminine plural elementals)
- elemental
Further reading
- “elemental” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “elemental” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “elemental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “elemental” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
elemento +? -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /elemen?tal/, [e.le.m?n??t?al]
Adjective
elemental (plural elementales)
- elemental
Derived terms
- función elemental
- partícula elemental
Noun
elemental m (plural elementales)
- (alchemy, folklore, mythology) elemental
Hyponyms
Further reading
- “elemental” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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