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piercing
English
Etymology
pierce +? -ing
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??s??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??s??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)s??
- Hyphenation: piercing
Verb
piercing
- present participle of pierce
Noun
piercing (countable and uncountable, plural piercings)
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to pierce.
- A hole made in the body so that jewellery/jewelry can be worn through it.
- ear piercing
- An item of jewelry designed to be fitted through a piercing.
Translations
Adjective
piercing (comparative more piercing, superlative most piercing)
- Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
- piercing eyes
- Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
- Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.
- The piercing noise of the children could be heard two blocks from the elementary school.
Derived terms
- armour-piercing, armor-piercing
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pi?r.s??/
- Hyphenation: pier?cing
Noun
piercing m (plural piercings, diminutive piercinkje n)
- piercing (ornament)
Derived terms
- lippiercing
- navelpiercing
- neuspiercing
- tepelpiercing
- wenkbrauwpiercing
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pj??.si?/
Noun
piercing m (plural piercings)
- a piercing
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pir.sin?/, /?pir.sin/
- Hyphenation: pier?cing
Noun
piercing m (invariable)
- piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)
Polish
Etymology
From English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?ir.sink/
Noun
piercing m inan
- piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)
Declension
Further reading
- piercing in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- piercing in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?pi?.s?/
Noun
piercing m (plural piercings)
- piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)
Usage notes
Earrings (brincos) are not considered piercings.
Spanish
Etymology
From English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pi?sin/, [?pi?.s?n]
Noun
piercing m (plural piercings)
- piercing
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Noun
piercing c
- piercing (body art)
Declension
Derived terms
- ansiktspiercing
- kroppspiercing
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mordant
English
Etymology
From French mordant, from Latin morde?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??(?)d?nt/
- Homophone: mordent
Adjective
mordant (comparative more mordant, superlative most mordant)
- Having or showing a sharp or critical quality
- Synonyms: biting, caustic, sarcastic, keen, severe
- Serving to fix a dye to a fibre.
Related terms
- morsel
- remorse
Translations
Noun
mordant (countable and uncountable, plural mordants)
- Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
- Any corrosive substance used in etching.
- A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.
Synonyms
- (substance for etching): etchant
Translations
Verb
mordant (third-person singular simple present mordants, present participle mordanting, simple past and past participle mordanted)
- (transitive) To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant.
Translations
See also
- mordant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- mordent
Anagrams
- dormant
French
Verb
mordant
- present participle of mordre
Adjective
mordant (feminine singular mordante, masculine plural mordants, feminine plural mordantes)
- biting, sharp, acrid
- mordant
- corrosive
Further reading
- “mordant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- dormant
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