different between lively vs dialect
lively
English
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?la?vli/
Etymology 1
From Middle English lyvely, lifly, from Old English l?fl?? (“living, lively, long-lived, necessary to life, vital”), equivalent to life +? -ly. Cognate with Scots lively, lifely (“of or pertaining to life, vital, living, life-like”). Doublet of lifely.
Alternative forms
- lifely (obsolete)
Adjective
lively (comparative livelier, superlative liveliest)
- Full of life; energetic.
- Bright, glowing, vivid; strong, vigorous.
- 1704, Isaac Newton, Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
- The colours of the prism are manifestly more full, intense, and lively that those of natural bodies.
- 1688, Robert South, Sacramental Preparation: Set forth in a Sermon on Matthew 5, 12.
- His faith must be not only living, but lively too.
- 1704, Isaac Newton, Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
- (archaic) Endowed with or manifesting life; living.
- c. 1600, Philemon Holland
- chaplets of gold and silver resembling lively flowers and leaves
- c. 1600, Philemon Holland
- (archaic) Representing life; lifelike.
- 1632, Philip Massinger and Nathan Field, The Fatal Dowry
- I spied the lively picture of my father.
- 1632, Philip Massinger and Nathan Field, The Fatal Dowry
- (archaic) Airy; animated; spirited.
- (of beer) Fizzy; foamy; tending to produce a large head in the glass.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "lively" is often applied: person, character, lady, woman, man, audience, personality, art, guide, activity, game, lesson, introduction, discussion, debate, writing, image, town, city, village, etc.
Synonyms
- (full of life): frisky, peppy, zestful; see also Thesaurus:active
- (vivid, strong, vigorous): intense
- (endowed with or manifesting life): extant, live, vital; see also Thesaurus:alive
- (representing life): lifey, limned, naturalistic,
- (fizzy, foamy): frothy, spumescent
Derived terms
- liveliness
- look lively
Translations
Noun
lively (plural livelies)
- (nautical, informal) Term of address.
- 1846, Herman Melville, Typee
- Speak the word, my livelies, and I'll pilot her in.
- 1846, Herman Melville, Typee
Etymology 2
From Middle English lyvely, lifly, from Old English l?fl??e, equivalent to life +? -ly.
Adverb
lively (comparative more lively, superlative most lively)
- Vigorously.
- Vibrantly, vividly.
- (obsolete) In a lifelike manner.
- , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.220-1:
- the Painter Protogenes […] having perfected the image of a wearie and panting dog, […] but being unable, as he desired, lively to represent the drivel or slaver of his mouth, vexed against his owne worke, took his spunge, and moist as it was with divers colours, threw it at the picture […].
- , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.220-1:
Translations
Anagrams
- evilly, vilely
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dialect
English
Etymology
From Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectos, dialectus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (diálektos, “conversation, the language of a country or a place or a nation, the local idiom which derives from a dominant language”), from ?????????? (dialégomai, “I participate in a dialogue”), from ??? (diá, “inter, through”) + ???? (lég?, “I speak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?da?.??l?kt/
Noun
dialect (plural dialects)
- (linguistics) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
- Hyponyms: sociolect, ethnolect, regiolect, geolect
- (derogatory) Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.
- (colloquial) A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region.
- Synonym: vernacular
- (colloquial) A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese, or Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).
- Synonyms: vernacular, (often derogatory) patois
- (computing, programming) A variant of a non-standardized programming language.
- (ornithology) A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.
Usage notes
- In some linguistic traditions, the term "dialect" is restricted to nonstandard lects. In scholarly English usage, it refers to both standardized and vernacular forms of language.
- The difference between a language and a dialect is not always clear, and often has more to do with political boundaries than with linguistic differences. It is generally considered that people who speak different dialects of the same language can understand each other, while people who speak different languages cannot, however, in some cases, people who speak different dialects of the same language are mutually unintelligible. Compare species in the biological sense.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Meronyms
- idiolect
See also
- dialogue
References
Further reading
- "dialect" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 105.
- Crystal, David (2008) , “dialect”, in A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics, 6 edition, Blackwell Publishing, ?ISBN
- Fodde Melis, Luisanna; (2002) Race, Ethnicity and Dialects: Language Policy and Ethnic Minorities in the United States, FrancoAngeli, ?ISBN
Anagrams
- citadel, dactile, deltaic, edictal, lactide
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectos, dialectus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (diálektos, “conversation, the language of a country or a place or a nation, the local idiom which derives from a dominant language”), from ?????????? (dialégomai, “I participate in a dialogue”), from ??? (diá, “inter, through”) + ???? (lég?, “I speak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?dija??l?kt/
- Hyphenation: di?a?lect
- Rhymes: -?kt
Noun
dialect n (plural dialecten, diminutive dialectje n)
- (linguistics) dialect (language variety)
- non-standard dialect; vernacular
- Synonyms: streektaal, mondaard
Derived terms
- dialectgroep
Descendants
- Afrikaans: dialek
- ? Indonesian: dialek
Anagrams
- citadel
Romanian
Etymology
From French dialecte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.a?lekt/
Noun
dialect n (plural dialecte)
- (linguistics) language socially subordinate to a regional or national standard language, often historically cognate to the standard, but not a variety of it or in any other sense derived from it
- (colloquial) dialect
Declension
Derived terms
- subdialect
See also
- idiom, grai, limbaj, limb?
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