different between satire vs taunt
satire
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)
- (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.
- (countable) A satirical work.
- (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)
- 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)
- A satire.
Derived terms
- satiriek
- satirisch
- satirist
Related terms
- satyr
French
Noun
satire f (plural satires)
- satire
Further reading
- “satire” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
satire f
- 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)
- 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)
- satire
Derived terms
- satirisk
References
- “satire” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
satire From the web:
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taunt
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t??nt/, enPR: tônt
- (US) IPA(key): /t?nt/, enPR: tônt
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /t?nt/, enPR: tänt
- Rhymes: -??nt, -??nt
Etymology 1
Middle French tanter (“to tempt, try, provoke”), variant of Old French tempter (“to try”). Doublet of tempt.
Verb
taunt (third-person singular simple present taunts, present participle taunting, simple past and past participle taunted)
- to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
Translations
Noun
taunt (plural taunts)
- A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery
Translations
Etymology 2
Compare Old French tant (“so great”), French tant (“so much”), Latin tantus (“of such size, so great, so much”). See ataunt.
Adjective
taunt (comparative more taunt, superlative most taunt)
- (obsolete, nautical) Very high or tall.
- a ship with taunt masts
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Totten to this entry?)
References
- taunt at OneLook Dictionary Search
- taunt in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
taunt From the web:
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- what tainted means
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