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precise
English
Alternative forms
- præcise (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle French précis, from Latin praecisus. Doublet of précis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???sa?s/
- Rhymes: -a?s
- Hyphenation: pre?cise
Adjective
precise (comparative more precise, superlative most precise)
- exact, accurate
- Antonyms: inexact, imprecise
- (sciences, of experimental results) consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value)
- Antonyms: inconsistent, varying
- adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:meticulous
Derived terms
- precisely
- prissy
Translations
Verb
precise (third-person singular simple present precises, present participle precising, simple past and past participle precised)
- (nonstandard, non-native speakers' English or European Union documents, transitive) To make or render precise; to specify.
Derived terms
- precising definition
Translations
Anagrams
- piecers, pierces, recipes
Italian
Adjective
precise
- feminine plural of preciso
Participle
precise f pl
- feminine plural of preciso
Verb
precise
- third-person singular past historic of precidere
Anagrams
- perisce
Portuguese
Verb
precise
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of precisar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of precisar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of precisar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of precisar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /p?e??ise/, [p?e??i.se]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /p?e?sise/, [p?e?si.se]
Verb
precise
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of precisar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of precisar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of precisar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of precisar.
precise From the web:
- what precise mean
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- what precisely was mccandless
- what precise language mean
- what precisely is conscience
- what precisely is the sacrifice of the mass
- what precisely is hume's definition of liberty
genuine
English
Etymology
From Latin genuinus (“innate, native, natural”), from gignere, from Old Latin genere (“to beget, produce”); see genus.
Pronunciation
- enPR: j?n?yo?o?n', j?n?yo?o?n' IPA(key): /?d??nju???n/, /?d??nju??a?n/
- Rhymes: -?nju??n, -?nju?a?n
Adjective
genuine (comparative more genuine, superlative most genuine)
- Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
- Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated
Synonyms
- authentic
- real
- natural
- (British dialectal) lubish
- true
- uncounterfeited
- See also Thesaurus:genuine
Antonyms
- fake
- ingenuine
Related terms
- genus
Translations
Further reading
- genuine in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- genuine in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Guienne, eugenin, ingenue, ingénue, unigene
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??enu?i?n?/
- Hyphenation: ge?nu?i?ne
Adjective
genuine
- inflection of genuin:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
genuine
- feminine plural of genuino
Anagrams
- ingenue
Latin
Adjective
genu?ne
- vocative masculine singular of genu?nus
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
genuine
- definite singular of genuin
- plural of genuin
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
genuine
- definite singular of genuin
- plural of genuin
Swedish
Adjective
genuine
- absolute definite natural masculine form of genuin.
genuine From the web:
- what genuine means
- what genuine leather means
- what genuinely makes you happy
- what's genuine diamond mean
- what's genuine love
- what's genuine love mean
- what genuine redundancy
- what's genuine crystal
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