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solemn
English
Etymology
From Middle English solempne, solemne (“performed with religious ceremony or reverence; devoted to religious observances, sacred; ceremonious, formal; of a vow: made under a religious sanction, binding; religious celebration, celebration of a feast day; famous, well-known; important; grand, imposing; awe-inspiring, impressive; grave, serious; dignified; enunciated or held formally”) [and other forms], from Old French solempne, solemne (“serious, solemn”) [and other forms], or from its etymon Late Latin s?lempnis, s?lennis, from Latin s?lemnis, from sollemnis (“appointed, established, fixed; common, customary, ordinary, ritual, traditional, usual; ceremonial, religious, solemn; festive; annual, yearly”) [and other forms]. The further etymology is uncertain; sollus (“entire, whole”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *solh?- (“whole”)) + epulum (“banquet, feast”) (in the sense of a ritual; perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?ed- (“to eat”)) has been suggested.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?l?m/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s?l?m/
- Hyphenation: sol?emn
Adjective
solemn (comparative solemner or more solemn, superlative solemnest or most solemn)
- (religion, specifically Christianity) Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.
- (by extension)
- Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality.
- Deeply serious and sombre; grave.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:serious
- Antonyms: lighthearted, unserious
- Inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive.
- Synonym: awe-inspiring
- (obsolete) Cheerless, gloomy, sombre.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cheerless
- Antonyms: cheerful; see also Thesaurus:blissful
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
Further reading
- solemnity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- solemn (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Lemnos, Melson, Selmon, Smolen, lemons, losmen, melons, nmoles
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sollemnis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /so?lemn/
Adjective
solemn m or n (feminine singular solemn?, masculine plural solemni, feminine and neuter plural solemne)
- solemn, grave, serious
- impressive, exalted
- festive, celebratory
Declension
Synonyms
- (grave): grav, serios
- (festive): festiv, s?rb?toresc
Related terms
- solemnitate
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stable
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?ste?.b??/
- Rhymes: -e?b?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English stable, borrowed from Anglo-Norman stable and Old French estable, from Latin stabulum (“stall, stand”).
Noun
stable (plural stables)
- A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.
- (metonymically) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
- (Scotland) A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
- (sumo) An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.
- Synonym: heya
- A group of prostitutes managed by one pimp.
- Synonym: string
- 2013, Noble Dee, Pimp: Reflection of My Life (page 167)
- My pimp vision enabled me to see that no hoe in my stable would be more worthy of the game than my young turnout red-bones.
Derived terms
- stablemate
Translations
Verb
stable (third-person singular simple present stables, present participle stabling, simple past and past participle stabled)
- (transitive) to put or keep (an animal) in a stable.
- 1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy, Collins, 1998, Chapter 7,
- "I hope your have been quite comfortable." ¶ "Never better stabled in my life," said Bree.
- 1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy, Collins, 1998, Chapter 7,
- (intransitive) to dwell in a stable.
- (rail transport, transitive) to park (a rail vehicle).
Derived terms
- (rail transport): outstable
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English stable, from Anglo-Norman stable, stabel, from Latin stabilis (“firm, steadfast”) (itself from stare (“stand”) + -abilis (“able”)).
Adjective
stable (comparative stabler or more stable, superlative stablest or most stable)
- Relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
- a. 1729, John Rogers, The Greatness of the Gospel Salvation
- In this region of chance, […] where nothing ws stable.
- a. 1729, John Rogers, The Greatness of the Gospel Salvation
- (computing) Of software: established to be relatively free of bugs, as opposed to a beta version.
- (computer science, of a sorting algorithm) That maintains the relative order of items that compare as equal.
Synonyms
- (relatively unchanging): fixed, unvarying; see also Thesaurus:steady
Antonyms
- instable
- mobile
- unstable
- varying
Derived terms
- bistable
- instable
- tristable
- unistable
- unstable
Translations
Anagrams
- Bestla, ablest, ablets, bastle, belast, blates, bleats, tables
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stabilis. Replaced Middle French, Old French estable, an earlier borrowing from the same Latin source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stabl/
Adjective
stable (plural stables)
- stable (relatively unchanging)
Antonyms
- instable
Related terms
- stabiliser
- stabilité
Further reading
- “stable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- baltes, tables
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman stable, from Vulgar Latin *stabula, probably a collective plural of Latin stabulum (“dwelling; stable”).
Noun
stable (plural stables or stablen)
- stable (building for horses)
Alternative forms
- stabel, stabele, stabil, stabille, stabul, stabulle
Descendants
- English: stable
- Scots: stable
- ? Middle Irish: stábla
- Irish: stábla
- Scottish Gaelic: stàball
References
- “st?ble, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Anglo-Norman stable, stabel, from Latin stabilis (“firm, steadfast”).
Adjective
stable (comparative stabler or stablere or stablour)
- stable (relatively unchanging)
Alternative forms
- stabel, stabele, stabil, stabul
Descendants
- English: stable
- Scots: stable
References
- “st?ble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Noun
stable (plural stables)
- Alternative form of stablie
Etymology 4
Noun
stable (plural stables)
- Alternative form of stapel
Etymology 5
Verb
stable (third-person singular simple present stableth, present participle stablynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stabled)
- Alternative form of stablen (“to establish”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the noun stabel
Verb
stable (imperative stabl or stable, present tense stabler, passive stables, simple past and past participle stabla or stablet, present participle stablende)
- to stack, pile
References
- “stable” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “stable” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the noun stabel
Verb
stable (present tense stablar, past tense stabla, past participle stabla, passive infinitive stablast, present participle stablande, imperative stabl)
- to stack, pile
Alternative forms
- stabla
References
- “stable” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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