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pain
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English peyne, payne, from Old French and Anglo-Norman peine, paine, from Latin poena (“punishment, pain”), from Ancient Greek ????? (poin?, “bloodmoney, weregild, fine, price paid, penalty”). Compare Danish pine, Norwegian Bokmål pine, German Pein, Dutch pijn, Afrikaans pyn. See also pine (the verb). Displaced native Old English s?r.
Alternative forms
- paine (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- enPR: p??n, IPA(key): /pe?n/
- Rhymes: -e?n
- Homophone: pane
Noun
pain (countable and uncountable, plural pains)
- (countable and uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
- The greatest difficulty lies in treating patients with chronic pain.
- I had to stop running when I started getting pains in my feet.
- (uncountable) The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress
- In the final analysis, pain is a fact of life.
- The pain of departure was difficult to bear.
- (countable, from pain in the neck) An annoying person or thing.
- Your mother is a right pain.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Suffering inflicted as punishment or penalty.
- You may not leave this room on pain of death.
- (chiefly in the plural) Labour; effort; great care or trouble taken in doing something.
Usage notes
- Adjectives often used with "pain": mild, moderate, severe, intense, excruciating, debilitating, acute, chronic, sharp, dull, burning, steady, throbbing, stabbing, spasmodic, etc.
Synonyms
- (an annoying person or thing): pest
- See also Thesaurus:pain
Antonyms
- pleasure
Hyponyms
- agony
- anguish
- pang
- neuropathic pain
- nociceptive pain
- phantom pain
- psychogenic pain
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
pain (third-person singular simple present pains, present participle paining, simple past and past participle pained)
- (transitive) To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.
- The wound pained him.
- (transitive) To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve.
- It pains me to say that I must let you go.
- (transitive, obsolete) To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English payn (“a kind of pie with a soft crust”), from Old French pain (“bread”).
Noun
pain (plural pains)
- (obsolete, cooking) Any of various breads stuffed with a filling.
- gammon pain; Spanish pain
References
- pain in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pain in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- pain at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- APNI, NIPA, PANI, nipa, pian, pina, piña
Bilbil
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.
Noun
pain
- woman
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Finnish
Noun
pain
- inflection of pai:
- genitive singular
- instructive plural
Anagrams
- apin, pani, pian
French
Etymology
From Old French pain, from Latin p?nis, p?nem, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *peh?- (“to feed, to graze”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??/
- Homophones: pains, pin, pins, peint, peins, peints
Noun
pain m (plural pains)
- bread
- piece of bread
- food
- 1830 Juvénal, Les Satires, translated into French verse by Barré de Jallais
- Sa nudité déplaît, sa détresse importune, / Et tous les jours, hélas ! à tout le monde en vain / Il demande une chambre, un habit et du pain.
- His nudity embarrasses, his distress importunes, / And all the days, alas! to everyone in vain / He ask a bedroom, clothes and foods.
- Sa nudité déplaît, sa détresse importune, / Et tous les jours, hélas ! à tout le monde en vain / Il demande une chambre, un habit et du pain.
- 1830 Juvénal, Les Satires, translated into French verse by Barré de Jallais
- bread-and-butter needs, basic sustenance; breadwinner
- 1830 Juvénal, Les Satires, translated into French verse by Barré de Jallais
- Ce danseur, déployant une jambe soigneuse / À tenir l’équilibre, et la corde douteuse, / Trouve dans son talent des habits et du pain, / Et son art lui subjugue et le froid et la faim : […]
- 1830 Juvénal, Les Satires, translated into French verse by Barré de Jallais
- (informal) punch (a hit with the fist)
- 2006, Maurice Léger, Moi, Antoinette Védrines, thanatopractrice et pilier de rugby, Publibook
- J’étais redescendue dare-dare, bien décidée à lui mettre un pain dans la tronche.
- I was redescended quickly, really steadfast to blow him a punch on his face.
- J’étais redescendue dare-dare, bien décidée à lui mettre un pain dans la tronche.
- 2006, Maurice Léger, Moi, Antoinette Védrines, thanatopractrice et pilier de rugby, Publibook
- a block (of ice, of salt, of soap …) with the shape and size of bread
- (slang) (music) mistake during a performance (false note, forgot an intro, wrong solo, …)
Derived terms
Related terms
- panier
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: pen
- Karipúna Creole French: djip?
- ? Farefare: pãan?
Further reading
- “pain” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- pina
Gedaged
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.
Noun
pain
- woman
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- ABVD
- Gedaged Bible translation, Genesis 1:27: Tamol pain mai inaulak.
Matukar
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.
Noun
pain
- woman
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Norman
Alternative forms
- pôin (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French pain.
Pronunciation
Noun
pain m (plural pains)
- (Jersey) bread
Derived terms
- gângne-pain (“breadwinner”)
- pain d'êpice (“gingerbread”)
- p'tit pain (“roll”)
Old French
Etymology
From Latin p?nis, p?nem.
Noun
pain m (oblique plural painz, nominative singular painz, nominative plural pain)
- bread
Descendants
- French: pain
- Haitian Creole: pen
- Karipúna Creole French: djip?
- ? Farefare: pãan?
- Norman: pain, pôin
- Walloon: pwin, pan
- ? Middle English: payn, pain, paine, pein
- English: pain (obsolete)
Ronji
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.
Noun
pain
- woman
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Tagalog
Noun
pain
- bait (for catching fish, rats, etc.)
- decoy
- nest egg
Wab
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.
Noun
pain
- woman
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
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bitter
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b?t?/, [?b?t??], (colloquially also) [?b???]
- (General American) IPA(key): /?b?t??/, [?b???]
- Hyphenation: bit?ter
- Rhymes: -?t?(r)
- Homophone: bidder (in some dialects)
Etymology 1
From Middle English bitter, bittre, from Old English bitter, biter (“bitter”), from Proto-West Germanic *bit(t)r, from Proto-Germanic *bitraz (“bitter”), equivalent to bite +? -er (adjectival suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian bitter (“bitter”), West Frisian bitter (“bitter”), Dutch bitter (“bitter”), Low German bitter (“bitter”), German bitter (“bitter”), Swedish bitter (“bitter”), Icelandic bitur (“bitter”).
Adjective
bitter (comparative bitterer or more bitter, superlative bitterest or most bitter)
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
- Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped; but he had lost all reckoning of time when he opened them again to find Miss Erroll in furs and ball-gown kneeling on the hearth […].
- 2018 May 16, Adam Rogers, Wired, "The Fundamental Nihilism of Yanny vs. Laurel":
- A few types of molecules get sensed by receptors on the tongue. Protons coming off of acids ping receptors for "sour." Sugars get received as "sweet." Bitter, salty, and the proteinaceous flavor umami all set off their own neural cascades.
- Harsh, piercing or stinging.
- 1999, Neil Gaiman, Stardust, p.31 (Perennial paperback edition)
- It was at the end of February, […] when the world was cold, and a bitter wind howled down the moors […].
- 1999, Neil Gaiman, Stardust, p.31 (Perennial paperback edition)
- Hateful or hostile.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- He inveighed against the folly of making oneself liable for the debts of others; vented many bitter execrations against the brother; and concluded with wishing something could be done for the unfortunate family.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- Cynical and resentful.
Usage notes
- The one-word comparative form bitterer and superlative form bitterest exist, but are less common than their two-word counterparts more bitter and most bitter.
Synonyms
- (cynical and resentful): jaded
Antonyms
- (cynical and resentful): optimistic
Derived terms
- bitter pill to swallow
- bittersome
Descendants
- Sranan Tongo: bita
Translations
See also
- bitter end
Noun
bitter (countable and uncountable, plural bitters)
- (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
- Thus I begin: "All is not gold that glitters,
- "Pleasure seems sweet, but proves a glass of bitters.
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
- A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
Synonyms
- (beer): English pale ale, EPA
Derived terms
- brought up to a bitter
Translations
Verb
bitter (third-person singular simple present bitters, present participle bittering, simple past and past participle bittered)
- To make bitter.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wolcott to this entry?)
Etymology 2
bit +? -er
Noun
bitter (plural bitters)
- (computing, informal, in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
- 1983, Computerworld (volume 17, number 49, page 21)
- However, 16-bitters are far more expensive than the 8-bit variety. And, unfortunately, have only a handful of business applications software packages that really take advantage of them.
- 1984, Electronic Business (volume 10, page 154)
- The company believes that the 32-bit market will almost equal that of 16-bitters by the end of the decade. Chip maker Zilog Inc., not a major player in the 16-bit arena, is even more bullish about 32-bitters as it readies its own version for market.
- 1983, Computerworld (volume 17, number 49, page 21)
Danish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle Low German bitter.
Adjective
bitter
- bitter (all meanings)
Inflection
Related terms
- bitterhed
- forbitret
Noun
bitter c (singular definite bitteren, plural indefinite bittere)
- bitter (the liquid used in drinks)
- A bitter form of an aquavit
Inflection
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English bitter.
Noun
bitter c
- bitter (type of beer - only known generally in Denmark for a few years)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bitter, from Old Dutch bitter, from Proto-West Germanic *bit(t)r, from Proto-Germanic *bitraz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?t?r/
- Hyphenation: bit?ter
- Rhymes: -?t?r
Adjective
bitter (comparative bitterder, superlative bitterst)
- bitter (having an acrid taste)
- bitter, embittered
Inflection
Derived terms
- verbitteren
Related terms
- verbitterd
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bitter
See also
- (tastes) smaak; bitter, zoet, zout, zuur (Category: nl:Taste)
Noun
bitter m or n (plural bitters, diminutive bittertje n)
- A type of strong spirits made by steeping (often bitter) herbs in brandy or jenever, traditionally considered a digestive drink.
Usage notes
When used in a countable sense (a serving of bitter), the diminutive is the usual form.
Derived terms
- bitterbal
- oranjebitter
- kruidenbitter
Synonyms
- kruidenbitter
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bitter
- ? Sranan Tongo: bita
Further reading
- The article Bitters on Wikipedia
Finnish
Noun
bitter
- bitter (type of beer)
Declension
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi.te/
Verb
bitter
- (transitive, slang) to understand, usually used in negative form and especially with rien.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- comprendre
German
Etymology
From Middle High German bitter, pitter, from Old High German bittar, from Proto-West Germanic *bit(t)r, from Proto-Germanic *bitraz. Compare Low German bitter, Dutch bitter, English bitter, Swedish bitter, Icelandic bitur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?.t?/
Adjective
bitter (comparative bitterer, superlative am bittersten)
- bitter
(tastes) Geschmack; bitter, salzig, sauer, süß (Category: de:Taste)
Declension
Derived terms
- bitterkalt
- bittersüß
- Bitterkeit
- verbittern
Adverb
bitter
- bitterly
Synonyms
- verbittert
Further reading
- “bitter” in Duden online
- “bitter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “bitter” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Italian
Etymology
From English bitters
Noun
bitter m (invariable)
- bitters
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch bitter, from Proto-West Germanic *bit(t)r, from Proto-Germanic *bitraz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?t??r/
Adjective
bitter
- bitter (taste)
- sad, painful
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: bitter
- Limburgish: bitter
Further reading
- “bitter”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “bitter”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German bitter and Old Norse bitr
Adjective
bitter (neuter singular bittert, definite singular and plural bitre, comparative bitrere, indefinite superlative bitrest, definite superlative bitreste)
- bitter
Derived terms
- bitterhet
References
- “bitter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German bitter and Old Norse bitr
Adjective
bitter (neuter singular bittert, definite singular and plural bitre, comparative bitrare, indefinite superlative bitrast, definite superlative bitraste)
- bitter
References
- “bitter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bit.ter/
Adjective
bitter
- Alternative form of biter
Declension
Old High German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bit.ter/
Adjective
bitter
- Alternative form of bittar
References
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse bitr (partly through the influence of Middle Low German bitter), from Proto-Germanic *bitraz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bitter (comparative bittrare, superlative bittrast)
- bitter; having an acrid taste
- bitter; hateful
- bitter; resentful
Declension
Anagrams
- bittre
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