different between satire vs disposition

English

Etymology

From Middle French satire, from Old French, from Latin satira, from earlier satura, from lanx satura (“full dish”), from feminine of satur. Altered in Latin by influence of Ancient Greek ??????? (sáturos, “satyr”), on the mistaken notion that the form is related to the Greek ????????? ????? (saturikón dráma, “satyr drama”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sæta??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sæta??/
• Hyphenation: sat?ire

Noun

satire (countable and uncountable, plural satires)

1. (uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
2. (countable) A satirical work.

3. (uncountable, dated) Severity of remark.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• satire in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• satire in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Usage notes

Often confused with parody, which does not necessarily have an element of social change.

Anagrams

• striae, striæ, terais, terasi

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sati?r?/, [sa?t?i??]

Noun

satire c (singular definite satiren, plural indefinite satirer)

1. satire

Inflection

Related terms

• satiriker ("satirist")
• satirisere ("satirize")
• satirisk ("satiric", "satirical")

Further reading

• satire on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French satire, German Satire or Latin satira, from Latin satur but influenced by Ancient Greek ??????? (sáturos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sa??ti?.r?/
• Hyphenation: sa?ti?re
• Rhymes: -i?r?

Noun

satire f (plural satires or satiren)

1. A satire.

Derived terms

• satiriek
• satirisch
• satirist

Related terms

• satyr

French

Noun

satire f (plural satires)

1. satire

Further reading

• “satire” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

satire f

1. plural of satira

Anagrams

• ariste, estrai, restai, restia, risate, ritesa, sartie, starei

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin satura, satira

Noun

satire m (definite singular satiren, indefinite plural satirer, definite plural satirene)

1. satire

Derived terms

• satirisk

References

• “satire” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin satura, satira

Noun

satire m (definite singular satiren, indefinite plural satirar, definite plural satirane)

1. satire

Derived terms

• satirisk

References

• “satire” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Alternative forms

• dispotion (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositi?nem, accusative singular of dispositi?, from disp?n?; analysable as dispose +? -ition. Doublet of dispositio.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?s.p??z?.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?s.p??z?.??n/

Noun

disposition (countable and uncountable, plural dispositions)

1. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
   1. Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus:
      1. The arrangement or placement of certain things.
      2. Control over something, especially with regard to disposing or dispensing with an action item (disposal of a concern, allocation of disbursed funds) or control over the arrangement or placement of certain things.

      3. (law) Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another.

         Synonyms: assignment, conveyance

      4. (law) Final decision or settlement.

      5. (medicine) The destination of a patient after medical treatment, especially after emergency triage, first line treatment, or surgery; the choice made for the next venue of care.

      6. (music) The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord.

   2. Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.

   3. Temperamental makeup or habitual mood.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Verb

disposition (third-person singular simple present dispositions, present participle dispositioning, simple past and past participle dispositioned)

1. To remove or place in a different position.

Related terms

Danish

Noun

disposition c (singular definite dispositionen, plural indefinite dispositioner)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Declension

Further reading

• “disposition” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Noun

disposition

1. Genitive singular form of dispositio.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dispositi?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.po.zi.sj??/

Noun

disposition f (plural dispositions)

1. arrangement; layout
2. disposal; the ability or authority to use something
3. step; arrangement; measure
4. disposition; tendency

Related terms

• disposer
• dispositif

Descendants

• ? Romanian: dispozi?ie

Further reading

• “disposition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dispositi?.

Noun

disposition f (oblique plural dispositions, nominative singular disposition, nominative plural dispositions)

1. arrangement; layout