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object
English
Etymology
From Old French object, from Medieval Latin obiectum (“object”, literally “thrown against”), from obiectus, perfect passive participle of obici? (“I throw against”), from ob- (“against”) +? iaci? (“I throw”), as a gloss of Ancient Greek ???????????? (antikeímenon).
Pronunciation
- (noun)
- (UK) enPR: ?b'j?kt, IPA(key): /??b.d???kt/
- (US) enPR: ?b'j?kt, IPA(key): /??b.d???kt/
- (verb)
- (UK, US) enPR: ?b-j?kt', IPA(key): /?b?d???kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Noun
object (plural objects)
- A thing that has physical existence.
- Objective; the goal, end or purpose of something.
- 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures
- The object of tlachtli was to keep the rubber ball from touching the ground while trying to push it to the opponent's endline.
- 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures
- (grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
- A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
- (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
- (category theory) An element within a category upon which functions operate. Thus, a category consists of a set of element objects and the functions that operate on them.
- (obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
- c. 1610s, George Chapman, Batrachomyomachia
- He, advancing close / Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose / In glorious object.
- c. 1610s, George Chapman, Batrachomyomachia
Synonyms
- (thing): article, item, thing
- (person or thing toward which an emotion is directed): target
- See also Thesaurus:goal
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- subject
References
- object on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
object (third-person singular simple present objects, present participle objecting, simple past and past participle objected)
- (intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.
- (transitive, obsolete) To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
- 1708, Joseph Addison, The Present State of the War, and the Necessity of an Augmentation
- There are others who will object the poverty of the nation.
- 1708, Joseph Addison, The Present State of the War, and the Necessity of an Augmentation
- (transitive, obsolete) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
- early 17th century, Edward Fairfax, Godfrey of Bulloigne: or The recovery of Jerusalem.
- Of less account some knight thereto object, / Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.
- c. 1678, Richard Hooker, a sermon
- some strong impediment or other objecting itself
- early 17th century, Edward Fairfax, Godfrey of Bulloigne: or The recovery of Jerusalem.
Derived terms
- objection
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle French [Term?], from Old French object, from Latin obiectum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?j?kt/, /??bj?kt/
- Hyphenation: ob?ject
Noun
object n (plural objecten, diminutive objectje n)
- object, item
- (grammar) object
Related terms
- objectief
- objectiviteit
- subject
Descendants
- Afrikaans: objek
- ? Indonesian: objek
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creature
English
Alternative forms
- creäture (archaic, chiefly literary and philosophy)
Etymology
From Middle English creature in the original sense of “a created thing”, borrowed via Old French creature, criature, from Latin cre?t?ra, from cre?. Displaced native Old English ?es?eaft. Doublet of craythur and critter.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kr?'ch?, IPA(key): /?k?i?t???/
- (General American) enPR: kr?'ch?r, IPA(key): /?k?i?t????/
- (archaic) enPR: kr?.??tyo?or, IPA(key): /k?i??e?tj??/
- Rhymes: -i?t??(?)
Noun
creature (plural creatures)
- A living being; an animal.
- 1859, Ferna Vale, Natalie; or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds
- But what would be the sentiment of uppertendom, when it should be rumored that the beautiful young creature, of the proud Clarence Delwood's choice, had stooped so low, as to maintain herself by her own hands?
- 1859, Ferna Vale, Natalie; or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds
- (sometimes derogatory) A human.
- (now rare, religion) A created thing, whether animate or inanimate; a creation.
- 1633, John Donne, "Sapho to Philænis":
- Thoughts, my mindes creatures, often are with thee, / But I, their maker, want their libertie.
- 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.10:
- the natural truth of God is an artificial erection of Man, and the Creator himself but a subtile invention of the Creature.
- 1633, John Donne, "Sapho to Philænis":
- A being subservient to or dependent upon another.
- 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford 2003, p. 240:
- they, too, despite the appearance of being creatures rather than creators of the Union, could assert the prior sovereignty of their states, for each had formed a state constitution […] before petitioning Congress for admission to the Union.
- 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford 2003, p. 240:
Usage notes
- For an explanation of the specialised use of the alternative spelling creäture, see its entry's usage notes.
- Adjectives often applied to "creature": evil, living, little, mythical, poor, strange, beautiful, wild, rational, marine, social, legendary, good, mysterious, curious, magical, dangerous, mythological, bizarre, monstrous, unhappy, huge, lowly, ugly, happy, unique, odd, weird, demonic, divine, imaginary, hideous, fabulous, nocturnal, angelic, political.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:creature
Derived terms
- creatural
- creature comfort
- (from dialectal forms) critter, creetur, cratur, craythur
Related terms
Translations
References
- creature in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- creature in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- ecarteur
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ure
Noun
creature f
- plural of creatura
Latin
Participle
cre?t?re
- vocative masculine singular of cre?t?rus
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cre?t?ra.
Noun
creature f
- creature, being
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: creatuur
Further reading
- “creature”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “creature”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French criature, creature, from Latin cre?t?ra; equivalent to createn +? -ure.
Alternative forms
- creatur, creatour, creatoure, creater, creture, crature, cryature, criature
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kr??a??tiu?r/, /kr??a?tiu?r/, /kr??a?tu?r/
- (reduced second syllable) IPA(key): /kr???tiu?r/, /?kr???tiu?r/, /?kr??tur/
- (accented second syllable) IPA(key): /kr??a?tiu?r/, /?kra?tiu?r/
Noun
creature (plural creatures)
- Something that has been created; an entity or object.
- A living being or creature; an animal or beast.
- A human being (often as a term of self-abasement).
- (rare) The whole world, the totality of existence.
- (rare) The process of making or creation.
Descendants
- English: creature; critter; craytur
- Scots: creature, crayter
References
- “cr??t?re, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-18.
Etymology 2
Noun
creature
- Alternative form of creatour
Old French
Etymology
Late Latin cre?t?ra.
Noun
creature f (oblique plural creatures, nominative singular creature, nominative plural creatures)
- creature; being; entity
Descendants
- Middle English: creature
- French: créature
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