different between kindly vs extravagant
kindly
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?ka?ndli/
Etymology 1
From Middle English kyndely, kyndeliche, from Old English cyndel?? (“natural, kindly”); equivalent to kind +? -ly.
Adjective
kindly (comparative kindlier, superlative kindliest)
- Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
- The shade by which my life was crossed […] has made me kindly with my kind.
- (dated) Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent.
- (archaic) Lawful.
- (obsolete) Natural; inherent to the kind or race.
- the kindly fruits of the earth
- November 5, 1609, Lancelot Andrewes, A Sermon Preached before the King's Majesty at Whitehall
- Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly for Him as the Son of Man to save the sons of men.
Derived terms
- kindlily
- kindliness
- kindly tenant
- unkindly
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English kyndly, kyndely, kyndeliche, kundeliche, from Old English ?ecyndel??e, equivalent to kind +? -ly.
Adverb
kindly (comparative more kindly, superlative most kindly)
- In a kind manner, out of kindness.
- In a favourable way.
- Used to make a polite request: please.
- (US) With kind acceptance; used with take.
- (dialectal) Kind of, somewhat.
- (archaic) Readily.
- (obsolete) Naturally.
Usage notes
- (please): Kindly is used in a slightly more peremptory way than please. It is generally used to introduce a request with which the person addressed is expected to comply, and takes the edge off what would otherwise be a command.
- (with kind acceptance): This sense is a negative polarity item; it is usually found in questions and negative statements, as in the above example sentences.
Synonyms
- (in a kind manner): thoughtfully
- (used to make polite requests): be so kind as to, please
Derived terms
- take kindly
Translations
Further reading
- “kindly”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
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extravagant
English
Etymology
From Old French and French extravagant, from Medieval Latin extravagans, past participle of extravagari (“to wander beyond”), from Latin extra (“beyond”) + vagari (“to wander, stray”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?st?æv???nt/
Adjective
extravagant (comparative more extravagant, superlative most extravagant)
- Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.
- Extreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excessive
- There appears something nobly wild and extravagant in great natural geniuses.
- Exorbitant.
- Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bancroft to this entry?)
Related terms
- vagabond
- extravagance
- extravagation
Translations
Further reading
- extravagant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- extravagant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
Medieval Latin extravagans
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?ks.t??.v???ant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?ks.t??.b???an/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /eks.t?a.va??ant/
Adjective
extravagant (feminine extravaganta, masculine plural extravagants, feminine plural extravagantes)
- extravagant
Further reading
- “extravagant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “extravagant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “extravagant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
Medieval Latin extravagans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k.st?a.va.???/
Adjective
extravagant (feminine singular extravagante, masculine plural extravagants, feminine plural extravagantes)
- extravagant
Derived terms
- extravagamment
Related terms
- extravagance
Further reading
- “extravagant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
From French extravagant.
Pronunciation
Adjective
extravagant (comparative extravaganter, superlative am extravagantesten)
- extravagant
Declension
Related terms
- Extravaganz
Further reading
- “extravagant” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
From French extravagant.
Adjective
extravagant m or n (feminine singular extravagant?, masculine plural extravagan?i, feminine and neuter plural extravagante)
- extravagant
Declension
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