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marvel
English
Alternative forms
- marvail, marvell (obsolete)
Etymology
First attested from 1300, from Middle English merveile, from Old French merveille (“a wonder”), from Vulgar Latin *miribilia, from Latin mirabilia (“wonderful things”), from neuter plural of mirabilis (“strange, wonderful”), from miror (“I wonder at”), from mirus (“wonderful”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m??vl?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??vl?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)v?l
- Hyphenation: mar?vel
Noun
marvel (plural marvels)
- That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
- Wonder, astonishment.
Derived terms
- marvelous, marvellous
Translations
Verb
marvel (third-person singular simple present marvels, present participle (UK) marvelling or (US) marveling, simple past and past participle (UK) marvelled or (US) marveled)
- (intransitive) To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.
- (obsolete, transitive) To marvel at.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)
- (obsolete, transitive, used impersonally) To cause to marvel or be surprised.
- 15th century, Anonymous, Richard the Redeless
- But much now me marvelleth.
- 15th century, Anonymous, Richard the Redeless
Translations
Anagrams
- vermal
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freak
English
Alternative forms
- freake (obsolete)
- freik, freke, frick (Scotland)
Etymology 1
1560, "sudden change of mind, whim", of uncertain origin. Probably from a dialectal word related to Middle English frekynge (“capricious behaviour; whims”) and Middle English friken, frikien (“to move briskly or nimbly”), from Old English frician (“to leap, dance”), or Middle English frek (“insolent, daring”), from Old English frec (“desirous, greedy, eager, bold, daring”), from Proto-Germanic *frekaz, *frakaz (“hard, efficient, greedy, bold, audacious”) (in which case, it would be related to the noun under Etymology 2). Compare Old High German freh (“eager”), Old English fr?cne (“dangerous, daring, courageous, bold”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: fr?k, IPA(key): /f?i?k/
- Rhymes: -i?k
Noun
freak (plural freaks)
- A sudden change of mind
- Synonyms: whim, vagary, caprice, fancy; see also Thesaurus:whim
- Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable.
- Synonyms: anomaly, outlier; see also Thesaurus:anomaly
- A hippie.
- Synonyms: longhair, treehugger
- A drug addict.
- Synonyms: druggie, user; see also Thesaurus:addict
- (of a person) A nonconformist, especially in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or business practices; an oddball, especially in physiology (e.g., "circus freak"); unique, sometimes in a displeasing way.
- Synonyms: odd duck, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person, Thesaurus:maverick
- (bodybuilding) A person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development; often a bodybuilder weighing more than 260 pounds (117.934 kilos).
- An enthusiast, or person who has an obsession with, or extreme knowledge of, something.
- Synonyms: fanatic, geek; see also Thesaurus:fan
- (informal, sometimes endearing) A very sexually perverse individual.
- Synonyms: horn dog, hypersexual, pervert; see also Thesaurus:libidinist
- (dated) A streak of colour; variegation.
- Synonyms: (birds) superciliary, vein
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
freak (third-person singular simple present freaks, present participle freaking, simple past and past participle freaked)
- (intransitive) To react extremely or irrationally, usually under distress or discomposure.
- 1994, James Earl Hardy, B-Boy Blues: A Seriously Sexy, Fiercely Funny, Black-On-Black Love Story, (Alyson Publishing), page 107
- But after one night turned into five days, I was freaking out. I missed him.
- 1994, James Earl Hardy, B-Boy Blues: A Seriously Sexy, Fiercely Funny, Black-On-Black Love Story, (Alyson Publishing), page 107
- (transitive) To make greatly distressed and/or a discomposed appearance.
- (slang, transitive, intransitive) To be placed or place someone under the influence of a psychedelic drug, (especially) to experience reality withdrawal, or hallucinations (nightmarish), to behave irrational or unconventional due to drug use.
- (transitive, dated) To streak; to variegate
- 1930, Robert Seymour Bridges, The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books, (Literary Criticism), page 20
- […] in fine diaper of silver and mother-of-pearl freaking the intense azure; Now scurrying close overhead, wild ink-hued random racers that fling sheeted […]
- 1930, Robert Seymour Bridges, The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books, (Literary Criticism), page 20
Derived terms
- freak out
Translations
Adjective
freak (not comparable)
- Strange, weird, unexpected.
- Synonyms: freakish; see also Thesaurus:strange, Thesaurus:lucky
Derived terms
- freak accident
Translations
Further reading
- freak in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- freak in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Etymology 2
From Middle English freke, freike (“a bold man, warrior, man, creature”), from Old English freca (“a bold man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *frekô (“an active or eager man, warrior, wolf”), from *frekaz (“active, bold, desirous, greedy”), from Proto-Indo-European *pereg-, *spereg- (“to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast”). Cognate with Old Norse freki (“greedy or avaricious one, a wolf”), Old High German freh (“eager”), German frech, Old English fr?cne (“dangerous, daring, courageous, bold”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: fr?k, IPA(key): /f?i?k/
- Rhymes: -i?k
Noun
freak (plural freaks)
- A man, particularly a bold, strong, vigorous man.
- (Britain dialectal, Scotland) A fellow; a petulant young man.
Anagrams
- Kafer, faker
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English freak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frik/, /fri?k/
- Hyphenation: freak
- Rhymes: -ik
Noun
freak m (plural freaks, diminutive freakje n)
- freak (oddball)
- freak (dedicated fan)
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