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radical
English
Etymology
From French radical, from Late Latin r?d?c?lis (“of or pertaining to the root, having roots, radical”), from Latin r?dix (“root”); see radix.
Pronunciation
- enPR: r?d??k-?l, IPA(key): /??æd?k?l/
- Homophone: radicle
Adjective
radical (comparative more radical, superlative most radical)
- Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
- (botany, not comparable) Pertaining to a root (of a plant).
- Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
- The most determined exertions of that authority, against them, only showed their radical independence.
- Synonym: fundamental
- Antonyms: ignorable, trivial
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
- Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
- (lexicography, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
- (phonology, phonetics, not comparable, of a sound) Produced using the root of the tongue.
- Coordinate terms: coronal, dorsal, labial, laryngeal
- (chemistry, not comparable) Involving free radicals.
- (mathematics) Relating to a radix or mathematical root.
- (slang, 1980s & 1990s) Excellent; awesome.
Synonyms
- (linguistics, in reference to words): primitive
Antonyms
- (linguistics, in reference to words): derivative, derived
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
radical (plural radicals)
- (historical, 19th-century Britain) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).
- (historical, early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.
- A person with radical opinions.
- (arithmetic) A root (of a number or quantity).
- (linguistics) In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.
- (linguistics) In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.
- (chemistry) A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.
- (organic chemistry) A free radical.
- (algebra, commutative algebra, ring theory, of an ideal) Given an ideal I in a commutative ring R, another ideal, denoted Rad(I) or , such that an element x ? R is in Rad(I) if, for some positive integer n, xn ? I; equivalently, the intersection of all prime ideals containing I.
- (algebra, ring theory, of a ring) Given a ring R, an ideal containing elements of R that share a property considered, in some sense, "not good".
- (algebra, ring theory, of a module) The intersection of maximal submodules of a given module.
- (number theory) The product of the distinct prime factors of a given positive integer.
Derived terms
Related terms
- nilradical
Translations
References
- radical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- radical in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- "radical" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 251.
Further reading
- Radical on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Radical of an ideal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Radical of a ring on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Radical of a module on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Radical of an integer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Radical of an ideal on Encyclopedia of Mathematics
- Ideal Radical on Wolfram MathWorld
Anagrams
- aldaric, cardial
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /r?.di?kal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ra.di?kal/
Adjective
radical (masculine and feminine plural radicals)
- radical
Derived terms
- radicalment
- radicalisme
- radicalitzar
Noun
radical m or f (plural radicals)
- radical
Further reading
- “radical” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “radical” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “radical” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “radical” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin r?d?c?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.di.kal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Homophones: radicale, radicales
Adjective
radical (feminine singular radicale, masculine plural radicaux, feminine plural radicales)
- radical
Noun
radical m (plural radicaux)
- (linguistics, grammar) radical, root
Further reading
- “radical” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Pronunciation
Noun
radical m (plural radicais)
- radical (in various senses)
Derived terms
- radicalismo
- radicalizar
- radicalmente
Further reading
- “radical” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?ad??i?kaw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /??ði?ka?/
- Hyphenation: ra?di?cal
Noun
radical m (plural radicais)
- (linguistic morphology) root (primary lexical unit of a word)
- Synonym: raiz
Noun
radical m, f (plural radicais)
- radical (person holding unorthodox views)
- Synonym: extremista
Adjective
radical m or f (plural radicais, comparable)
- radical (favouring fundamental change)
- drastic; extreme
- (Brazil, slang) excellent; awesome; thrilling
- (sports) extreme (dangerous)
Derived terms
- radicalismo
- radicalizar
- radicalmente
Further reading
- “radical” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Adjective
radical m or n (feminine singular radical?, masculine plural radicali, feminine and neuter plural radicale)
- radical
Declension
Related terms
- radicalist
- radicaliza
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin r?d?c?lis or Latin r?d?x + Spanish suffix -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /radi?kal/, [ra.ð?i?kal]
- Hyphenation: ra?di?cal
Adjective
radical (plural radicales)
- radical, seismic
Derived terms
- radicalismo
- radicalizar
- radicalmente
Noun
radical m (plural radicales)
- radical
Derived terms
Further reading
- “radical” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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dangerous
English
Etymology
From Middle English dangerous (“difficult, severe, domineering, arrogant, fraught with danger”), daungerous, from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from Old French dangereus (“threatening, difficult”), from dangier. Equivalent to danger +? -ous.
Displaced native Old English fr?cne.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?de?n?(?)??s/, /?de?nd??(?)??s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?de?nd?????s/, /?de?nd????s/, /?de?nd???s/, /?de?n???s/
- Hyphenation: dan?ger?ous
Adjective
dangerous (comparative more dangerous, superlative most dangerous)
- Full of danger.
- “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons?! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
- Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
- 1688, Aphra Behn, Oroonoko
- If they incline to think you dangerous / To less than gods
- 1688, Aphra Behn, Oroonoko
- (colloquial, dated) In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.
- (obsolete) Hard to suit; difficult to please.
- My wages ben fule straite, and eke full smale; / My lorde is harde to me and daungerous.
- (obsolete) Reserved; not affable.
- Of his speech daungerous
Usage notes
The standard comparative and superlative are more dangerous and most dangerous; the forms dangerouser and dangerousest or dangerest exist but are nonstandard.
Synonyms
(full of danger):
- hazardous
- perilous
- risky
- unsafe
- See also Thesaurus:dangerous
Antonyms
- (full of danger): safe, harmless
Derived terms
- dangerous goods
Related terms
- danger
- dangerously
Translations
Anagrams
- nose guard, noseguard
Occitan
Adjective
dangerous m (feminine singular dangerouso, masculine plural dangerous, feminine plural dangerousos)
- (Mistralian) Alternative form of dangeirós
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