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tawdry
English
Etymology
Shortened from tawdry lace; originally a corruption of Saint Audrey lace (from Old English Æþelþryþ). The lace necklaces sold to pilgrims to Saint Audrey fell out of fashion in the 17th century, and so tawdry was reinterpreted as meaning “cheap” or “vulgar”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t??d?i/
Noun
tawdry (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Tawdry lace. [17th c.]
- (obsolete) Anything gaudy and cheap; pretentious finery. [17th–19th c.]
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 65:
- That fiddling, parading fellow (you know who I mean) made us wait for him two hours […] only for the sake of having a little more tawdry upon his housings […].
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 65:
Adjective
tawdry (comparative tawdrier, superlative tawdriest)
- (of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gaudy
- 1890, Knut Hamsen, Sult (Hunger), Part One, at p.34 (Canongate Books Ltd. 2016 paperback edition, Sverre Lyngstad 1996 translation):
- This wasn't really a room for me; the green curtains before the windows were rather tawdry, and there was anything but an abundance of nails on the walls for hanging one's wardrobe.
- (of character, behavior, situations, etc.) Unseemly, base, shameful.
- Synonym: sordid
Translations
Further reading
- tawdry at OneLook Dictionary Search
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rude
English
Etymology
From Middle English rude, from Old French rude, ruide, from Latin rudis (“rough, raw, rude, wild, untilled”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?u?d/, /????d/ enPR: ro?od
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ud/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /???d/
- Rhymes: -u?d
- Homophones: rood, rued
Adjective
rude (comparative ruder, superlative rudest)
- Bad-mannered.
- Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive.
- Tough, robust.
- Undeveloped, unskilled, basic.
- But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge
- 1919, Rudyard Kipling, The Conundrum of the Workshops
- When the flush of a new-born sun fell first on Eden's green and gold,
- Our father Adam sat under the Tree and scratched with a stick in the mould;
- And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart,
- Till the Devil whispered behind the leaves, "It's pretty, but is it Art?"
- Hearty, vigorous; found particularly in the phrase rude health.
Synonyms
- (bad-mannered): ill-mannered, uncouth; see Thesaurus:impolite
- (obscene, pornographic, offensive): adult, blue; see also Thesaurus:obscene or Thesaurus:pornographic
- (undeveloped): primitive; see Thesaurus:crude
Derived terms
- rude word
- rudely
- rudeness
- rudesby
- rudish
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- rude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- rude in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- rude at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Duer, dure, rued, urdé, ured
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin rudis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?ru.d?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?ru.de/
Adjective
rude (masculine and feminine plural rudes)
- uncultured, rough
Derived terms
- rudement
- rudesa
Further reading
- “rude” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ru?d?/, [??u?ð?]
- Rhymes: -u?ð?
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German r?te, from Old High German r?ta (German Raute (“rhomb”)), probably from Latin r?ta (“rue”).
Noun
rude c (singular definite ruden, plural indefinite ruder)
- pane
- window
- square
- lozenge, diamond
Inflection
Etymology 2
From late Old Norse rúta, from Middle Low German r?de, from Latin r?ta (“rue”).
Noun
rude c (singular definite ruden, plural indefinite ruder)
- (botany) rue (various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta)
Inflection
See also
- ruder
- rude on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Rude-familien on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
French
Etymology
Old French rude, from Latin rudis (“unwrought”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?yd/
Adjective
rude (plural rudes)
- rough, harsh
- March 28 1757, Robert-François Damiens, facing a horrific execution
- "La journée sera rude." ("The day will be rough.")
- March 28 1757, Robert-François Damiens, facing a horrific execution
- tough, hard; severe
- bitter, harsh, sharp (of weather)
- crude, unpolished
- hardy, tough, rugged
- (informal) formidable, fearsome
Derived terms
- esprit rude
- mettre à rude épreuve
- rudement
Further reading
- “rude” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- dure, duré, redû
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin r?ta, from Ancient Greek ???? (rhut?).
Noun
rude f (plural rudis)
- rue, common rue (Ruta graveolens)
Galician
Etymology
From Latin rudis, rudem.
Adjective
rude
- tough
- rough, coarse
References
- “rude” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin rudis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ru.de/
- Rhymes: -ude
Adjective
rude (invariable)
- tough
- rough, coarse
Anagrams
- dure
Latin
Adjective
rude
- nominative neuter singular of rudis
- accusative neuter singular of rudis
- vocative neuter singular of rudis
References
- rude in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Norman
Etymology
From Latin rudis.
Adjective
rude m or f
- (Jersey) rough
Derived terms
- rudement
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ru.d?/
- Homophone: rud?
Adjective
rude
- inflection of rudy:
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
- nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin rudis
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /??u.d?i/
- Rhymes: -ud?i
Adjective
rude m or f (plural rudes, comparable)
- rude; bad-mannered
- Synonyms: brusco, grosseiro, mal-educado
Serbo-Croatian
Adjective
rude
- inflection of rud:
- masculine accusative plural
- feminine genitive singular
- feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Noun
rude (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- inflection of ruda:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Slovak
Noun
rude
- dative/locative singular of ruda
Venetian
Noun
rude
- plural of ruda
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