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paltry
English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) paultry, paultrie, palterey
Etymology
From Middle Low German paltrig (“ragged, rubbishy, worthless”), from palter, palte (“cloth, rag, shred”), from Old Saxon *paltro, *palto (“cloth, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *paltrô, *paltô (“scrap, rag, patch”). Cognate with Low German palterig (“ragged, torn”), dialectal German palterig (“paltry”). Compare also Low German palte (“rag”), West Frisian palt (“rag”), Saterland Frisian Palte (“strip; band; tape”), dialectal German Palter (“rag”), Danish pjalt (“rag, tatter”), Swedish palta (“rag”). See also palterly.
Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPA(key): /?p?lt?i/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p?lt?i/, /?p??lt?i/
- (US) IPA(key): /?p?lt?i/, /?p?lt?i/
Adjective
paltry (comparative paltrier, superlative paltriest)
- Trashy, trivial, of little value.
- Synonyms: insignificant, unimportant, petty, trivial
- Of little monetary worth.
- Synonyms: meager, worthless, pitiful, trifling
- Despicable
- A paltry coward.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "paltry" is often applied: sum, rate, amount, number, price, salary, wages, fellow, pay, excuse, income, gain, compensation.
Derived terms
- paltriness
Translations
Anagrams
- partly, raptly
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imperceptible
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French imperceptible, from Medieval Latin imperceptibilis
Adjective
imperceptible (comparative more imperceptible, superlative most imperceptible)
- not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed
- 1986, Derek Parfit, Reasons and Persons, OUP Oxford (?ISBN), page 75:
- Very small benefits may be imperceptible. And it is plausible to claim that an 'imperceptible benefit' is not a benefit.
- Synonyms: imperceivable, undistinguishable, unperceivable
- Antonyms: detectable, perceptible
- 1986, Derek Parfit, Reasons and Persons, OUP Oxford (?ISBN), page 75:
Derived terms
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Medieval Latin imperceptibilis, equivalent to im- +? perceptible.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /im.p??.s?p?ti.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /im.p?r.s?p?ti.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /im.pe?.sep?ti.ble/
Adjective
imperceptible (masculine and feminine plural imperceptibles)
- imperceptible
- Antonym: perceptible
Derived terms
- imperceptiblement
Further reading
- “imperceptible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “imperceptible” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “imperceptible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “imperceptible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From the Medieval Latin imperceptibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.p??.s?p.tibl/
Adjective
imperceptible (plural imperceptibles)
- imperceptible
Further reading
- “imperceptible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin imperceptibilis; synchronically analyzable as im- +? perceptible.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /impe??eb?tible/, [?m.pe?.?e???t?i.??le]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /impe?seb?tible/, [?m.pe?.se???t?i.??le]
Adjective
imperceptible (plural imperceptibles)
- imperceptible
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