different between provisional vs reserved

English

Etymology

From Middle French provisionnal (compare French provisionnel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???v???n?l/

Adjective

provisional (not comparable)

1. Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.

Synonyms

• provisionary

Derived terms

• nonprovisional
• provisionality
• provisionally
• provisionalness

Translations

Noun

provisional (plural provisionals)

1. (philately) A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.

   Synonym: provisory

2. (dentistry) An interim denture.
   • 2015, Stuart J. Froum, Dental Implant Complications (page 518)

     If this was not possible, then alternatives including provisionalizing with a complete denture or a tooth-supported fixed provisional and a staged treatment protocol should have been considered.

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From provisió +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /p?o.vi.zi.o?nal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /p?u.bi.zi.u?nal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

provisional (masculine and feminine plural provisionals)

1. provisional

   Synonym: provisori

Derived terms

• provisionalitat
• provisionalment

Further reading

• “provisional” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From provisión +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?obisjo?nal/, [p?o.??i.sjo?nal]

Adjective

provisional (plural provisionales)

1. provisional

   Synonym: provisorio

2. makeshift

Derived terms

• provisionalidad
• provisionalmente

Further reading

• “provisional” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?vd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z??vd/
• Hyphenation: re?served

Verb

reserved

1. simple past tense and past participle of reserve

Adjective

reserved (comparative more reserved, superlative most reserved)

1. (comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

   He was a quiet, reserved person.

2. (not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose.

   I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:taciturn

Derived terms

• reserved track
• reserved word (computing)

Related terms

• reservedly
• reservedness

Translations

See also

• shy

Anagrams

• deserver, reversed