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jazz
English
Alternative forms
- jaz, jas, jass, jasz (all dated, used from about 1912 to about 1918)
Etymology
Unknown. First attested around 1912 in a discussion of baseball; attested in reference to music around 1915. Numerous references suggest that the term may be connected to jasm and jism.
Pronunciation
- enPR: j?z, IPA(key): /d??æz/
- Rhymes: -æz
Noun
jazz (uncountable)
- (music) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.
- Energy, excitement, excitability.
- The substance or makeup of a thing.
- Unspecified thing(s).
- (with positive terms) Something of excellent quality, the genuine article.
- Nonsense.
- Semen, jizz.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
jazz (third-person singular simple present jazzes, present participle jazzing, simple past and past participle jazzed)
- To destroy.
- To play (jazz music).
- To dance to the tunes of jazz music.
- To enliven, brighten up, make more colourful or exciting; excite
- To complicate.
- (intransitive, US slang, dated) To have sex for money, to prostitute oneself.
- (intransitive) To move (around/about) in a lively or frivolous manner; to fool around. [from 20th c.]
- To distract or pester.
- To ejaculate.
Synonyms
- (to destroy): annihilate, ravage; see also Thesaurus:destroy
- (to play jazz music): cook, jam; see also Thesaurus:play music
- (to enliven): invigorate, vitalise; see also Thesaurus:enliven
- (to complicate): complexify, confuscate; see also Thesaurus:complicate
- (to prostitute oneself): sell one's body, turn tricks; see also Thesaurus:prostitute oneself
- (to pester): bother, bug; see also Thesaurus:annoy
Translations
References
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /??as/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?d??as/
Noun
jazz m (plural jazz)
- jazz
Derived terms
- jazzístic
Further reading
- “jazz” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “jazz” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “jazz” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Noun
jazz m
- jazz
Declension
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Noun
jazz m (definite singular jazzen)
- (uncountable) jazz (form of music)
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??z/
- Hyphenation: jazz
Noun
jazz m (uncountable)
- jazz
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?j?ts/, [?j?ts?]
- Rhymes: -?ts
- Syllabification: jazz
Noun
jazz
- jazz (style of music)
Declension
Synonyms
- jatsi
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz. The compound jazband is attested in a 1918 copy of Le Matin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??z/
Noun
jazz m (uncountable)
- (music) jazz (music style)
Derived terms
- jazz
- jazzifier
- jazzman
Further reading
- “jazz” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d??az/, /?d???z/
Noun
jazz m (uncountable)
- (music) jazz
Adjective
jazz (invariable)
- (relational) jazz
- Synonym: jazzistico
Derived terms
- jazzista
- jazzistico
References
- jazz in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- jass
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Noun
jazz m (definite singular jazzen)
- (uncountable) jazz (form of music)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- jass
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Noun
jazz m (definite singular jazzen)
- (uncountable) jazz (form of music)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d???s/
Noun
jazz m inan
- jazz (music)
Declension
Synonyms
- d?ez
Derived terms
- jazzowy
- jazzband
- jazzman
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?d???s/
Noun
jazz m (uncountable)
- (music) jazz (music genre)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:jazz.
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English jazz.
Pronunciation
Noun
jazz m (uncountable)
- jazz
Derived terms
- jazzista m or f
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popular
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin popul?ris, from populus (“people”) + -?ris (“-ar”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p?pj?l?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?p?pj?l??/
Adjective
popular (comparative more popular, superlative most popular)
- Common among the general public; generally accepted. [from 15th c.]
- 2007, Joe Queenan, The Guardian, 23 Aug 2007:
- Contrary to popular misconception, MacArthur Park is not the worst song ever written.
- 2007, Joe Queenan, The Guardian, 23 Aug 2007:
- (law) Concerning the people; public. [from 15th c.]
- Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public. [from 16th c.]
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Preface:
- At the coming of Calvin thither, the form of their civil regiment was popular, as it continueth at this day: neither king, nor duke, nor nobleman of any authority or power over them, but officers chosen by the people out of themselves, to order all things with public consent.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, page 645:
- Luther in popular memory had become a saint, his picture capable of saving houses from burning down, if it was fixed to the parlour wall.
- 2009, Graham Smith, The Guardian, letter, 27 May 2009:
- Jonathan Freedland brilliantly articulates the size and nature of the challenge and we must take his lead in setting out a radical agenda for a new republic based on the principle of popular sovereignty.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Preface:
- (obsolete) Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian. [16th-17th c.]
- Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption. [from 16th c.]
- 2009, ‘Meltdown’, The Economist, 8 Apr 2009:
- As a work of popular science it is exemplary: the focus may be the numbers, but most of the mathematical legwork is confined to the appendices and the accompanying commentary is amusing and witty, as well as informed.
- 2009, ‘Meltdown’, The Economist, 8 Apr 2009:
- (obsolete) Cultivating the favour of the common people. [16th-18th c.]
- 1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, A Tragedy
- Such popular humanity is treason.
- 1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, A Tragedy
- Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired. [from 17th c.]
- 2011, The Observer, 2 Oct.:
- They might have split 24 years ago, but the Smiths remain as popular as ever, and not just among those who remember them first time around.
- 2011, The Observer, 2 Oct.:
- Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap. [from 19th c.]
Antonyms
- anonymous
- unpopular
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
popular (plural populars)
- A person who is popular, especially at a school.
- 2002, Stephen Tropiano, The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV, Hal Leonard Corporation (?ISBN):
- To pass time, Nicole (Tammy Lynn Michaels), the most vicious of the populars, decides they should play a little game. Earlier that day, in their feminist studies class, the women were discussing Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, a novel ...
- 2002, Stephen Tropiano, The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV, Hal Leonard Corporation (?ISBN):
- (chiefly in the plural) An inexpensive newspaper with wide circulation.
- 1983, Jeremy Tunstall, The Media in Britain, Columbia University Press (?ISBN), page 75:
- Serious newspapers boomed; the populars became tabloid supplements to television, with the television schedules and related features increasingly the core of the newspaper.
- 1983, Jeremy Tunstall, The Media in Britain, Columbia University Press (?ISBN), page 75:
- A member of the Populares
- 1843, Thucydides, “The” History of the Grecian War, Translated by Thomas Hobbes, page 415:
- [...] when their ambassadors were come from Samos, and that they saw not only the populars, but also some others of their own party thought trusty before, to be now changed.
- 1843, Thucydides, “The” History of the Grecian War, Translated by Thomas Hobbes, page 415:
References
- popular at OneLook Dictionary Search
- popular in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "popular" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 236.
- popular in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- popular in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin popularis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /po.pu?la/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pu.pu?lar/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /po.pu?la?/
Adjective
popular (masculine and feminine plural populars)
- popular (of the common people)
- popular (well-known, well-liked)
Derived terms
- popularitzar
- popularment
Related terms
- poble
- popularitat
Further reading
- “popular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Chavacano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish popular (“popular”).
Adjective
popular
- popular
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin popul?ris.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?po.pu.?la?/
- Hyphenation: po?pu?lar
Adjective
popular m or f (plural populares, comparable)
- popular (liked by many people)
- popular (relating to the general public)
- popular (aimed at ordinary people)
- (by extension) popular; affordable
- Synonym: barato
- (politics) democratic (involving the participation of the general public)
- Synonym: democrático
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:popular.
Related terms
- povo
Noun
popular m (plural populares)
- (formal) civilian (a person who is not working in the police or armed forces)
- Synonym: civil
Noun
popular f (plural populares)
- cheap accommodation
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?po.pu.?la(?)/
- Hyphenation: po?pu?lar
Verb
popular (first-person singular present indicative populo, past participle populado)
- (databases) to populate (to add initial data to [a database])
- (rare) Synonym of povoar
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin popularis, French populaire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po.pu?lar/
Adjective
popular m or n (feminine singular popular?, masculine plural populari, feminine and neuter plural populare)
- popular (of the people)
- popular (well-liked)
Declension
Related terms
- popula
- popularitate
- populism
- populist
- popor
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin popul?ris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /popu?la?/, [po.pu?la?]
- Hyphenation: po?pu?lar
Adjective
popular (plural populares)
- popular
- (politics, Spain) Pertaining to PP (Partido Popular), a Spanish political party
Derived terms
Related terms
- popularidad
- populismo
- populista
- pueblo
Noun
popular m or f (plural populares)
- (politics, Spain) a member or supporter of PP (Partido Popular), a Spanish political party
Further reading
- “popular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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