different between obligatory vs astringent

English

Etymology

From Middle English obligatorie, from Latin obligat?rius.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??bl???t??i/, /??bl???t??i/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??bl???t(?)?i/

Adjective

obligatory (comparative more obligatory, superlative most obligatory)

1. Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
   • 1673, Richard Baxter, Christian Directory

     […] if he speak the words of an oath in a strange language, thinking they signify something else, or if he spake in his sleep, or deliration, or distraction, it is no oath, and so not obligatory.
2. Requiring a matter or obligation.

Synonyms

• bounden
• mandatory

Antonyms

• optional

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Further reading

• obligatory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Middle English

Adjective

obligatory

1. Alternative form of obligatorie

English

Alternative forms

• adstringent

Etymology

From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) +? stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??st??n.d??nt/
• Hyphenation: as?trin?gent

Noun

astringent (plural astringents)

1. A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.

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Translations

Adjective

astringent (comparative more astringent, superlative most astringent)

1. Extremely sour, bitter.
2. Sharp, caustic, severe.
3. Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.
4. (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.

Synonyms

• (caustic): smectic (rare)

Translations

Anagrams

• integrants, natterings, transigent

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.t???.???/

Adjective

astringent (feminine singular astringente, masculine plural astringents, feminine plural astringentes)

1. astringent

Noun

astringent m (plural astringents)

1. astringent

Related terms

• astringence

Latin

Verb

astringent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of astring?

Romanian

Etymology

From French astringent, from Latin astringens.

Adjective

astringent m or n (feminine singular astringent?, masculine plural astringen?i, feminine and neuter plural astringente)

1. astringent

Declension