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vast
English
Etymology
From Middle French vaste, from Latin vastus (“void, immense”). Doublet of fada.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: väst, IPA(key): /v??st/
- (US) IPA(key): /væst/
- Rhymes: -??st
Adjective
vast (comparative vaster or more vast, superlative vastest or most vast)
- Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
- Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent.
- (obsolete) Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.
Translations
Noun
vast (plural vasts)
- (poetic) A vast space.
- 1608, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, I.i
- they have seemed to be together, though absent, shook hands, as over a vast, and embraced, as it were, from the ends of opposed winds.
- 1608, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, I.i
Derived terms
Anagrams
- ATVs, VSAT, tavs, vats
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin v?stus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /?vast/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?bast/
Adjective
vast (feminine vasta, masculine plural vasts or vastos, feminine plural vastes)
- vast, wide
Related terms
- vastitud
Further reading
- “vast” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “vast” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “vast” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “vast” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?st/
- Hyphenation: vast
- Rhymes: -?st
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vast, from Old Dutch fast, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz.
Adjective
vast (comparative vaster, superlative meest vast or vastst)
- firm, fast, tight
- fixed, not moving or changing
- stuck, unable to get out
- (chemistry) in the solid state
- (botany) perennial
- (of a telephone) using a landline
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vas
Adverb
vast
- surely, certainly
- Synonym: zeker
- (informal, sarcastically) sure, yeah, right
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
vast
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of vasten
- imperative of vasten
Estonian
Etymology
Of Finno-Mordvinic or Finno-Volgaic origin. Cognate to Finnish vasta, Votic vassa, Northern Sami vuostá, Erzya ??????? (vastoms, “to meet; to receive”), Moksha ????? (vasta, “place; distance”) and possibly Western Mari ???????? (?aštareš, “against; across”).
Adverb
vast
- maybe, possibly
- recently, just, now
Derived terms
References
Livonian
Etymology
Akin to Finnish vasten
Preposition
vast
- against
Ludian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vasta.
Noun
vast
- bundle (of switches for the sauna)
Romani
Etymology
Perhaps from Sanskrit ???? (hásta), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *??ástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *???ástas, from Proto-Indo-European *??és-to- (“hand”) < *??es-. Compare Punjabi ??? (hatth), Hindi ??? (h?th), Bengali ??? (hat); compare also Persian ???? (dast).
Noun
vast m (plural vasta)
- (anatomy) hand
Romanian
Etymology
From French vaste, from Latin vastus.
Adjective
vast m or n (feminine singular vast?, masculine plural va?ti, feminine and neuter plural vaste)
- vast
Declension
Related terms
- vastitate
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vasta.
Noun
vast
- bundle (of switches for the sauna)
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liberal
English
Etymology
The adjective is from Old French liberal, from Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”); it is attested since the 14th century. The noun is first attested in the 1800s.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: l?'br?l, IPA(key): /?l?b??l/
- (US) enPR: l?'b?r?l, IPA(key): /?l?b???l/
Adjective
liberal (comparative more liberal, superlative most liberal)
- (now rare outside set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.
- 1983, David Leslie Wagner, The Seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages
- 2008, Donal G. Mulcahy, The Educated Person: Toward a New Paradigm for Liberal Education ?ISBN
- Generous; willing to give unsparingly.
- Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
- 1896, in Ice and refrigeration, volume 11, page 93:
- For this reason a liberal amount of piping should be used. If a liberal supply of piping is provided at first, the first cost will of course be greater, but the extra expenditure is called for but once.
- 1896, in Ice and refrigeration, volume 11, page 93:
- (obsolete) Unrestrained, licentious.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1
- Myself, my brother, and this grieved count,
- Did see her, hear her, at that hour last night,
- Talk with a ruffian at her chamber-window;
- Who hath indeed, most like a liberal villain,
- Confess'd the vile encounters they have had
- A thousand times in secret.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1
- Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
- (politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.
Antonyms
- conservative
Hyponyms
- small-l liberal
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
liberal (plural liberals)
- One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
- (US) Someone left-wing; one with a left-wing ideology.
- A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
- (Britain) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).
Derived terms
- neo-liberal, neoliberal
Coordinate terms
- moderate, conservative, progressive, libertarian, centrist
Translations
References
- liberal at OneLook Dictionary Search
- liberal in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "liberal" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 179.
- liberal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- liberal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Braille, Briella, braille
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”), attested from the 14th century.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /li.b???al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /li.be??al/
- Hyphenation: li?be?ral
Adjective
liberal (masculine and feminine plural liberals)
- liberal (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “liberal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “liberal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “liberal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German
Etymology
From Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lib???a?l/, /?l?-/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
liberal (comparative liberaler, superlative am liberalsten)
- liberal; permissive; allowing personal freedoms
- (politics) libertarian; liberal in the traditional sense (see usage notes below)
Usage notes
- Liberale Parteien (“libertarian/liberal parties”) in German-speaking Europe are associated with support for free-market economy and small government. These parties most often represent the centre or even the centre-right of the political spectrum. The sense “left-wing”, which English liberal now often has, does not exist in the German word. When used of particular policies, German liberal means “permissive, rejecting legal restraints”. Thus, for example, left-wing parties are more likely to be liberal with regard to abortion, while right-wing parties are more likely to be liberal with regard to arms sales.
Declension
Derived terms
- liberalisieren
- Liberalismus
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch liberaal, from Middle French [Term?] (Modern French libéral), from Old French liberal, from Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lib??ral]
- Hyphenation: li?bê?ral
Adjective
liberal
- liberal:
- widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
- open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “liberal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French libéral, from Latin liberalis
Adjective
liberal (masculine and feminine liberal, neuter liberalt, definite singular and plural liberale)
- liberal
References
- “liberal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “liberal” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French libéral, from Latin l?ber?lis.
Adjective
liberal (masculine and feminine liberal, neuter liberalt, definite singular and plural liberale)
- liberal
References
- “liberal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”).
Adjective
liberal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular liberale)
- appropriate for a free person
- generous; giving
Descendants
- ? English: liberal
- French: libéral
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /li.??.??a?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /li.be.??aw/
- Hyphenation: li?be?ral
Adjective
liberal m or f (plural liberais, comparable)
- liberal, generous, tolerant
- (politics) liberal
Noun
liberal m, f (plural liberais)
- (politics) liberal
Usage notes
In Brazil, the political sense of "liberal" is used to describe supporters of economic freedom, like classical liberals.
Romanian
Etymology
From French libéral, from Latin liberalis.
Adjective
liberal m or n (feminine singular liberal?, masculine plural liberali, feminine and neuter plural liberale)
- liberal
Declension
Related terms
- liberalism
- liberalitate
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From l?ber?lan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lib?ra?l/
- Hyphenation: li?be?ral
Noun
libèr?l m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- liberal
Declension
References
- “liberal” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /libe??al/, [li.??e??al]
- Hyphenation: li?be?ral
Adjective
liberal (plural liberales)
- liberal
- (US politics) liberal
- (Argentina, Uruguay) libertarian
Derived terms
Noun
liberal m or f (plural liberales)
- liberal
- (US politics) liberal
- (Argentina, Uruguay) libertarian
Usage notes
In Latin America and Spain, the political sense of "liberal" is used to describe supporters of economic freedom, like classical liberals.
Further reading
- “liberal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin l?ber?lis (“befitting a freeman”), from l?ber (“free”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
liberal (comparative liberalare, superlative liberalast)
- liberal
Declension
Noun
liberal c
- a liberal
Declension
Turkish
Etymology
From French libéral
Adjective
liberal (comparative daha liberal, superlative en liberal)
- liberal
liberal From the web:
- what liberal means
- what liberal arts
- what liberals stand for
- what liberal arts means
- what liberals support
- what liberal education looks like
- what liberal means in politics
- what liberal studies major
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