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tait
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te?t/
- Rhymes: -e?t
- Homophones: tate, Tate, Tait
Noun
tait (plural taits)
- The honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus).
Anagrams
- Tati, at it
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?/
Verb
tait
- third-person singular present indicative of taire
Old Irish
Verb
tait
- Alternative spelling of taít
Scots
Alternative forms
- tate, tett, teat, tatte
Noun
tait (plural taits)
- A lock of matted hair.
- A small portion of anything fibrous.
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taut
English
Etymology
The adjective is derived from Middle English taught [and other forms], Early Middle English tohte, towehte (“strained, stretched; distended; tight; firm”), probably from tough, touth, tou?th, to?t (“powerful, strong; fierce, violent; not tender, tough; hardy, resilient; steadfast, stout; difficult to do or endure”) and possibly influenced by togen, towen, past participle of ten (“to extend, stretch out; to drag, haul, pull, tow, tug”) (modern English tee (“(obsolete) to draw, lead; to draw away; to go, proceed”)), or directly from its etymon Old English t?on (“to drag, draw, pull”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull”)) The word may be related to thight (“(dialectal) compact, dense; close-fitting, tight”) and tight; and is cognate with Scots tacht, taght (“taut”).
The verb is probably derived from the adjective.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tôt, IPA(key): /t??t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /t?t/
- (cot–caught merger) enPR: tät, IPA(key): /t?t/
- Rhymes: -??t
- Homophones: taught, tort (in non-rhotic accents), tot (with cot-caught merger)
Adjective
taut (comparative tauter, superlative tautest)
- (also figuratively) Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- Synonyms: nonslack, stretched, tense, tensioned; see also Thesaurus:taut
- Antonyms: untaut; see also Thesaurus:loose
- (of a body, muscles, etc.) Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body.
- (of music, writing, etc.) Containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
- Synonyms: concise, crisp, terse, tight; see also Thesaurus:concise
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:verbose
- (figuratively) Experiencing anxiety or stress.
- Synonyms: nonrelaxed, strained, tense, unrelaxed
- (nautical, of a sailor, a ship, etc.) Neat and well-disciplined; (by extension) efficient and in order.
- (oenology) Strong; uncompromising.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- tight ship
Verb
taut (third-person singular simple present tauts, present participle tauting, simple past and past participle tauted)
- (transitive) To make taut; to tauten, to tighten.
References
Anagrams
- Ta Tu, Ta-tu, tatu
Finnish
Noun
taut
- Nominative plural form of tau.
Anagrams
- -ttua, Tatu, tuta
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a??t
Verb
taut
- inflection of tauen:
- third-person singular present
- second-person plural present
- plural imperative
Hungarian
Etymology
tau +? -t
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?t?ut]
- Hyphenation: ta?ut
Noun
taut
- accusative singular of tau
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?øy?t/
- Rhymes: -øy?t
Noun
taut n (genitive singular tauts, no plural)
- muttering, mumbling
- Synonyms: tuldur, muldur, uml
Declension
Related terms
- tauta (“to mutter”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
taut
- (non-standard since 2005) past tense of tyte
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
taut
- past tense of tyta
Veps
Etymology
Related to Finnish taltta.
Noun
taut
- chisel
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