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pleasant
English
Etymology
Partly from Old French plaisant, partly from Middle English [Term?], present participle of English please. Related to Dutch plezant (“full of fun or pleasure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pl?z?nt/
- Rhymes: -?z?nt
Adjective
pleasant (comparative pleasanter or more pleasant, superlative pleasantest or most pleasant)
- Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Psalm 133.1,[1]
- Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
- 1871, Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass, Chapter ,[2]
- “O Oysters, come and walk with us!”
- The Walrus did beseech.
- “A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk,
- Along the briny beach:
- 1989, Hilary Mantel, Fludd, New York: Henry Holt, 2000, Chapter 2, p. 25,[3]
- “ […] If you pray to St. Anne before twelve o’clock on a Wednesday, you’ll get a pleasant surprise before the end of the week.”
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Psalm 133.1,[1]
- (obsolete) Facetious, joking.
- c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act I, Scene 2,[4]
- […] tell the pleasant prince this mock of his
- Hath turn’d his balls to gun-stones […]
- 1600, Thomas Dekker, The Shoemaker’s Holiday, London, Dedication,[5]
- […] I present you here with a merrie conceited Comedie, called the Shoomakers Holyday, acted by my Lorde Admiralls Players this present Christmasse, before the Queenes most excellent Maiestie. For the mirth and pleasant matter, by her Highnesse graciously accepted; being indeede no way offensiue.
- c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act I, Scene 2,[4]
Synonyms
- agreeable
- nice
Antonyms
- disagreeable
- nasty
- unpleasant
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
pleasant (plural pleasants)
- (obsolete) A wit; a humorist; a buffoon.
- 1603, Philemon Holland (translator), The Philosophie, commonlie called the Morals written by the learned philosopher Plutarch of Chæronea, London, p. 1144,[6]
- […] Galba was no better than one of the buffons or pleasants that professe to make folke merry and to laugh.
- 1696, uncredited translator, The General History of the Quakers by Gerard Croese, London: John Dunton, Book 2, p. 96,[7]
- Yea, in the Courts of Kings and Princes, their Fools, and Pleasants, which they kept to relax them from grief and pensiveness, could not show themselves more dexterously ridiculous, than by representing the Quakers, or aping the motions of their mouth, voice, gesture, and countenance:
- 1603, Philemon Holland (translator), The Philosophie, commonlie called the Morals written by the learned philosopher Plutarch of Chæronea, London, p. 1144,[6]
Anagrams
- planates, platanes
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super
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s(j)u?p?(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?sup?/
- Rhymes: -u?p?(?)
- Homophone: souper (one pronunciation)
- Hyphenation: su?per
Etymology 1
From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”), from Pre-Italic or Proto-Indo-European *eks-uper, from *e?s (“out of”) (English ex-), from *h?e??s + *uperi (English over). Cognate to hyper, from Ancient Greek.
Adjective
super (not comparable)
- Of excellent quality, superfine.
- better than average, better than usual; wonderful.
Synonyms
- (better): awesome, excellent
Derived terms
- super-duper
Related terms
- super-
Translations
Adverb
super (not comparable)
- (informal) Very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).
- The party was super awesome.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation by shortening.
Noun
super (plural supers)
- (Australia, New Zealand, informal) Short for superannuation.
- Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.
- Short for supercomputer.
- 1989, Kai Hwang, Doug DeGroot, Parallel processing for supercomputers and artificial intelligence
- The performances and cost ranges of three classes of commercial supercomputers are given in Table 2.1. The full-scale supers are the most expensive class, represented by Cray, ETA, and Fujitsu systems, for example.
- 1989, Kai Hwang, Doug DeGroot, Parallel processing for supercomputers and artificial intelligence
- (comics, slang) Short for superhero.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:super.
- (beekeeping) Short for superhive.
- (informal, US) Short for superintendent, especially, a building's resident manager (sometimes clarified as “building super”).
- (neologism) Short for supernaturalist, especially as distinguished from bright.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:super.
- Short for supernumerary; (theater) specifically, a supernumerary actor.
- Short for supertanker.
- 1973, Jeffrey Potter, Disaster by Oil (page 46)
- That is a lot of ship, about the size of big tankers before they grew so rapidly to become supers, mammoths and oilbergs.
- 1973, Jeffrey Potter, Disaster by Oil (page 46)
- Short for supervisor.
Verb
super (third-person singular simple present supers, present participle supering, simple past and past participle supered)
- (beekeeping) Short for superhive.
- 1917 Dadant, C. P., First Lessons in Beekeeping; revised & rewritten edition, 1968, by M. G. Dadant and J. C. Dadant, p 73:
- The question is: when is the best time to super?
- 1917 Dadant, C. P., First Lessons in Beekeeping; revised & rewritten edition, 1968, by M. G. Dadant and J. C. Dadant, p 73:
- (television) Short for superimpose.
- 1987, Television Quarterly (volumes 23-24)
- Even running a supered "Re-enactment" caption for a few seconds is poor policy, he feels […]
- 1987, Television Quarterly (volumes 23-24)
Anagrams
- Pre-Us, Purse, Rupes, puers, pures, purse, re-ups, reups, rupes, sprue
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?sup?r]
Etymology
Borrowed from English super, French super, from Latin super.
Adjective
super (indeclinable)
- (informal) super, great
- M?j brácha si koupil super auto, to musíš vid?t!
- Ten výlet byl prost? super!
Usage notes
This word is slightly more formal than supr, yet still informal.
Synonyms
- supr
See also
- vynikající
Interjection
super
- (informal) super
Synonyms
- supr
Further reading
- super in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed via English super from Latin super (“over”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?su?b??]
Adjective
super (neuter super or supert, plural super or (unofficial) supre)
- (informal) terrific
Adverb
super
- (informal) very
Synonyms
- herre
- mega
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English super, ultimately from Latin super.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sy.p?r/
- Hyphenation: su?per
Adverb
super
- (informal) very, extremely, super
Adjective
super (not comparable)
- great, super
Inflection
Related terms
- hyper
- over
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin super.
Pronunciation
Preposition
super
- above
Antonyms
- sub
French
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin super. Doublet of the inherited sur. See also hyper, borrowed from Ancient Greek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy.p??/
Adjective
super (invariable)
- superb, great
Derived terms
- super amas stellaire
- super-amas d'étoiles
- super-amas stellaire
- super combiné
Adverb
super
- (informal) extremely, very (as an intensifier)
Synonyms
- vachement
- hyper
Interjection
super
- great, fantastic
Related terms
- super-
Etymology 2
Probably a borrowing from a Germanic language, from *s?pan? (“to sip, sup”). If so then doublet of souper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy.pe/
Verb
super
- (regional) to suck, to sip
Conjugation
Anagrams
- peurs, pures, repus, rupes
Further reading
- “super” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English super.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?zu?p?/
Adjective
super (not comparable)
- (colloquial) super, great, awesome
Declension
Synonyms
- klasse
- spitze
Further reading
- “super” in Duden online
Interlingua
Preposition
super
- about (focused on a given topic)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin super. Cf. sopra.
Adjective
super (invariable)
- super
Noun
super m (invariable)
- The best
- superphosphate
super f (invariable)
- The best grade of petrol
Anagrams
- pruse, ruspe
Latin
Etymology
From *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h?e??s (“out of”) (Latin ex) + *uperi (“above”), from *upo. The latter is cognate to Ancient Greek ???? (hupér, “above”) and Proto-Germanic *uber (English over).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?su.per/, [?s??p?r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?su.per/, [?su?p?r]
Preposition
super (+ accusative, ablative)
- accusative [of place] above, on the top of, upon
- Cibus super mensam est.
- The food is on the table.
- Cibus super mensam est.
- accusative [of place] above, beyond
- accusative [of measure] above, beyond, over, in addition to
- ablative concerning, regarding
Usage notes
- Used in many compound words, see super-.
Adverb
super (not comparable)
- above, on top, over
- upwards
- moreover, in addition, besides
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:super.
Antonyms
- sub
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- super in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- super in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- super in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[3], London: Macmillan and Co.
- super in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[4], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English super.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?su.p?r/
Adjective
super (indeclinable, comparative bardziej super, superlative najbardziej super)
- (colloquial) great, excellent
Adverb
super (comparative bardziej super, superlative najbardziej super)
- (colloquial) excellently
See also
- super-
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin super; cf. also English super. Doublet of the inherited sobre.
Adverb
super (not comparable)
- (informal) super, very (intensifier)
- Synonyms: muito, bastante, bué, mega
Adjective
super (invariable, comparable)
- super
Sardinian
Alternative forms
- suber
- supre
- subre
Etymology
From Latin super.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /super/
Preposition
super
- on, on top of, above
- Synonym: supra
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin super; cf. also English super. Doublet of the inherited sobre.
Adjective
super (invariable)
- (intensifier) very, mega
Swedish
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /²s??p?r/
Verb
super
- present tense of supa.
Adjective
super (not comparable)
- perfect, super, excellent, great
Declension
Only used predicatively.
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