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shallow
English
Etymology
From Middle English schalowe (“not deep, shallow”); apparently related to Middle English schalde, schold, scheld, schealde (“shallow”), from Old English s?eald (“shallow”), from Proto-Germanic *skal-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh?- (“to parch, dry out”). Related to Low German Scholl (“shallow water”). See also shoal.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??al??/
- (US) IPA(key): /??æl.o?/
- Rhymes: -æl??
- Hyphenation: shal?low
Adjective
shallow (comparative shallower, superlative shallowest)
- Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
- This crater is relatively shallow.
- Saute the onions in a shallow pan.
- Extending not far downward.
- The water is shallow here.
- Concerned mainly with superficial matters.
- It was a glamorous but shallow lifestyle.
- Lacking interest or substance.
- The acting is good, but the characters are shallow.
- Not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing.
- shallow learning
- The king was neither so shallow, nor so ill advertised, as not to perceive the intention of the French king.
- (obsolete) Not deep in tone.
- (tennis) Not far forward, close to the net.
Antonyms
- deep
Derived terms
- given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow
Translations
Noun
shallow (plural shallows)
- A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.
- The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.
- dashed on the shallows of the moving sand
- A fish, the rudd.
- (historical) A costermonger's barrow.
- 1871, Belgravia (volume 14, page 213)
- You might have gone there quite as easily, and enjoyed yourself much more, had your mode of conveyance been the railway, or a hansom, or even a costermonger's shallow.
- 1871, Belgravia (volume 14, page 213)
Usage notes
- Usually used in the plural form.
Translations
See also
- shoal
- sandbar
- sandbank
Verb
shallow (third-person singular simple present shallows, present participle shallowing, simple past and past participle shallowed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become less deep.
References
Anagrams
- hallows
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intolerant
English
Etymology
From French intolérant.
Pronunciation
Adjective
intolerant (comparative more intolerant, superlative most intolerant)
- Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
- I am lactose-intolerant, so I can't drink milk.
- 1892, Harry Marshall Ward, The Oak: A Popular Introduction to Forest-botany
- The oak, as is well known, is a slow-growing, dicotyledonous tree of peculiar spreading habit, and very intolerant of shade.
- Not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas; indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs; impatient of dissent or opposition; denying or refusing the right of private opinion or choice in others; inclined to persecute or suppress dissent.
Related terms
- intolerance
- intolerantly
- intolerate
- intoleration
- tolerance
- tolerant
Translations
Noun
intolerant (plural intolerants)
- One who is intolerant; a bigot.
References
- intolerant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- intolerant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin intolerans.
Adjective
intolerant (masculine and feminine plural intolerants)
- intolerant
- Antonym: tolerant
Derived terms
- intolerantment
Related terms
- intolerància
Further reading
- “intolerant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “intolerant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “intolerant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “intolerant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
intolerant (comparative intoleranter, superlative am intolerantesten)
- intolerant
Declension
Further reading
- “intolerant” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
From French intolérant.
Adjective
intolerant m or n (feminine singular intolerant?, masculine plural intoleran?i, feminine and neuter plural intolerante)
- intolerant
Declension
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