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rampant
English
Alternative forms
- rampaunt (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English rampand, rampend, present participle of rampen (“to rise by climbing, shoot up, sprout, sty, ascend”), from Old French ramper (“to creep, climb”) (see below), equivalent to ramp +? -and or ramp +? -ant. Recorded since 1382, "standing on the hind legs" (as in heraldry), later, "fierce, ravenous" (1387). Compare Scots rampand (“rampant”).
Alternatively from Middle English *rampant (not found), from Old French rampant, the present participle of ramper (“to creep, climb”), equivalent to ramp +? -ant. Old French ramper derives from Frankish *ramp?n, *hramp?n (“to hook, grapple, climb”), from *rampa, *hrampa (“hook, claw, talon”), from Proto-Germanic *hrempan? (“to curve, shrivel, shrink, wrinkle”). More at ramp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æm.p?nt/
- Rhymes: -æmp?nt
Adjective
rampant (comparative more rampant, superlative most rampant)
- (originally) Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended.
- The Vienna riding school displays splendid rampant movement.
- (heraldry) Rearing up, especially on its hind leg(s), with a foreleg raised and in profile.
- 1846, Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
- ‘I forget your coat of arms.’
‘A human foot d’or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel.’
- ‘I forget your coat of arms.’
- 1892, Thomas Hardy, The Well-Beloved
- little pieces of moustache on his upper lip, like a pair of minnows rampant
- 1846, Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
- (architecture) Tilted, said of an arch with one side higher than the other, or a vault whose two abutments are located on an inclined plane.
- Unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner.
- 2013, Phil McNulty, "Man City 4-1 Man Utd", BBC Sport, 22 September 2013:
- In contrast to the despair of his opposite number, it was a day of delight for new City boss Manuel Pellegrini as he watched the rampant Blues make a powerful statement about their Premier League ambitions.
- 2013, Phil McNulty, "Man City 4-1 Man Utd", BBC Sport, 22 September 2013:
- Rife, or occurring widely, frequently or menacingly.
Derived terms
Related terms
- ramp
- rampage
Translations
Further reading
- rampant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- rampant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- rampant at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- man-trap, mantrap
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.p??/
Verb
rampant
- present participle of ramper
Adjective
rampant (feminine singular rampante, masculine plural rampants, feminine plural rampantes)
- (heraldry) rampant
- (architecture) tilted
- humbly inclined
- (botany) extending over the ground rather than climbing upward
- (literature) base; common
- (military) stranded on the ground as opposed to flying staff
Further reading
- “rampant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Adjective
rampant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular rampant or rampante)
- (heraldry) rampant
Declension
Descendants
- ? English: rampant
- French: rampant
Romanian
Etymology
From French rampant.
Adjective
rampant m or n (feminine singular rampant?, masculine plural rampan?i, feminine and neuter plural rampante)
- rampant
Declension
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abrupt
English
Etymology
First attested in 1583. Borrowed from Latin abruptus (“broken off”), perfect passive participle of abrump? (“break off”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + rump? (“to break”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?.b??pt/, /æ?b??pt/
- Rhymes: -?pt
Adjective
abrupt (comparative more abrupt or abrupter, superlative most abrupt or abruptest)
- (obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint). [Attested only in the late 16th century.]
- Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- Curt in manner. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- Synonyms: brusque, rude, uncivil, impolite
- Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter
- The abrupt style, which hath many breaches.
- 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter
- (obsolete) Broken off. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 18th century.]
- Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
- The mazy-running brook
Forms a deep pool; this bank abrupt and high.
- The mazy-running brook
- (botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
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Synonyms
- (precipitous): broken, rough, rugged
- (without time to prepare): sudden; see also Thesaurus:sudden
- (uncivil): blunt, brusque
- (without transition): disconnected, unexpected
Translations
Verb
abrupt (third-person singular simple present abrupts, present participle abrupting, simple past and past participle abrupted)
- (transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici
- Till death abrupts them.
- 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici
- To interrupt suddenly. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
Translations
Noun
abrupt (plural abrupts)
- (poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
Translations
References
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abruptus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.b?ypt/
Adjective
abrupt (feminine singular abrupte, masculine plural abrupts, feminine plural abruptes)
- Extremely steep, near vertical.
- Curt and abrupt.
- Done or said forwardly and without caution to avoid shocking.
Derived terms
- abruptement
Further reading
- “abrupt” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abruptus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
abrupt (comparative abrupter, superlative am abruptesten)
- abrupt, suddenly
- jerkingly
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin abruptus (“broken off”), perfect passive participle of abrump? (“break off”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + rump? (“to break”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?br?pt/
- Rhymes: -?pt
- Hyphenation: ab?rupt
Adjective
abrupt (neuter singular abrupt, definite singular and plural abrupte, comparative mer abrupt, superlative mest abrupt)
- abrupt (having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed)
- abrupte setninger
- abrupt sentences
- abrupt tale
- abrupt speech
- abrupte setninger
Synonyms
- plutselig (“suddenly”)
- brå (“abrupt”)
Derived terms
- abrupthet (“abruptness”)
References
- “abrupt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “abrupt” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “abrupt” in Store norske leksikon
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French abrupt, Latin abruptus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?brupt/
Adjective
abrupt m or n (feminine singular abrupt?, masculine plural abrup?i, feminine and neuter plural abrupte)
- abrupt
- extremely steep, near vertical
Declension
References
Swedish
Pronunciation
Adjective
abrupt
- abrupt, sudden
Declension
Adverb
abrupt
- suddenly
Synonyms
- plötsligt
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