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vital
English
Etymology
From Middle English vital, from Old French vital, from Latin v?t?lis (“of life, life-giving”), from v?ta (“life”), from v?v? (“I live”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: v?'t?l, IPA(key): /?va?t?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?va?t??l/
- Rhymes: -a?t?l
Adjective
vital (comparative more vital, superlative most vital)
- Relating to, or characteristic of life.
- Synonym: lifely
- Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
- Invigorating or life-giving.
- Necessary to continued existence.
- Relating to the recording of life events.
- Very important.
- Synonyms: crucial, necessary, significant; see also Thesaurus:important
- Containing life; living.
- Synonyms: extant, live, kicking; see also Thesaurus:alive
- Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.
Derived terms
Related terms
Antonyms
- mortal
Translations
Further reading
- vital in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- vital in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vitalis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /vi?tal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /bi?tal/
Adjective
vital (masculine and feminine plural vitals)
- vital
Related terms
- vida
- vitalitat
French
Etymology
From Old French vital, from Latin v?t?lis (“of life, life-giving”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi.tal/
- Homophones: vitale, vitales
Adjective
vital (feminine singular vitale, masculine plural vitaux, feminine plural vitales)
- vital
Related terms
- vitalité
- vie
Further reading
- “vital” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
From Latin v?t?lis (“of life, life-giving”).
Adjective
vital m or f (plural vitais)
- vital (relating to, or characteristic of life)
- vital, important, necessary
Related terms
- vida
- vitalidade
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin v?t?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi?ta?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
vital (comparative vitaler, superlative am vitalsten)
- lively; hale; vigorous
- (rather rare, formal) vital (necessary to, or characteristic of life)
Declension
Synonyms
- (lively): lebhaft; markig; rüstig; voller Leben
- (vital): lebenswichtig; Lebens-
Interlingua
Adjective
vital (not comparable)
- vital
Related terms
- vita
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vitalis.
Adjective
vital (neuter singular vitalt, definite singular and plural vitale)
- vital
References
- “vital” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vitalis.
Adjective
vital (neuter singular vitalt, definite singular and plural vitale)
- vital
References
- “vital” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin vitalis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.?taw/
Adjective
vital m or f (plural vitais, comparable)
- vital (relating to, or characteristic of life)
- vital (necessary to the continuation of life)
- vital (very important)
- Synonyms: crucial, fundamental, essencial
Related terms
- vida
- vitalidade
Romanian
Etymology
From French vital, from Latin vitalis.
Adjective
vital m or n (feminine singular vital?, masculine plural vitali, feminine and neuter plural vitale)
- vital
Declension
Related terms
- vitalitate
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin vitalis.
Adjective
vital (plural vitales)
- vital
Derived terms
Related terms
- vitalidad
- vida
See also
- vivo
vital From the web:
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grand
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ænd/
- Rhymes: -ænd
Etymology 1
From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.
Alternative forms
- grande
Adjective
grand (comparative grander or more grand, superlative grandest or most grand)
- Of a large size or extent; great.
- a grand mountain
- a grand army
- a grand mistake
- Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.
- a grand monarch
- a grand view
- His simple vision has transformed into something far more grand.
- Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
- a grand lodge
- a grand vizier
- a grand piano
- The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.
- (usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
- grandfather, grandson, grand-child
- (Ireland, Northern England, colloquial, otherwise dated) Fine; lovely.
- (music) Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
grand (plural grands or grand)
- (plural "grand") A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:grand.
- (music, plural "grands") A grand piano
Translations
Etymology 2
From granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, etc.
Noun
grand (plural grands)
- A grandparent or grandchild.
- 1987, Toni Morrison, Beloved, page 269:
- Once, in Maryland, he met four families of slaves who had all been together for a hundred years: great-grands, grands, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, children.
- 2012, Brenda Jackson, Texas Wild & Beyond Temptation, page 47:
- Her granddaughter and great-granddaughter went with us as chaperones. Did I ever tell you that she had six grands and two great-grands? […] And Emily agrees with me it's a shame that I don't even have a grand.
- 1987, Toni Morrison, Beloved, page 269:
Further reading
- grand in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- DRAGN
Bourguignon
Etymology
From Latin grandis.
Adjective
grand (feminine grand or grande, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grands or grandes)
- big
French
Etymology
From Middle French grand, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis, grandem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????/, (followed by vowel or h muet) /????.t?/
Adjective
grand (feminine singular grande, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandes)
- big, great, grand
- tall
- (usually capitalized) Great, an honorific title
- great; big fat; an intensifier
- extensive, large
Derived terms
See also
- grand-mère
- grand-père
- grand-chose
Further reading
- “grand” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Alternative forms
- grant (standard orthography)
Adjective
grand
- Alternative form of grant
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse grand (“injury, hurt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Noun
grand n (genitive singular grands, nominative plural grönd)
- damage, harm, destruction
- (card games) absence of trump cards/suits
Declension
Synonyms
- mein
- skaði
- óskundi
Related terms
- granda
Middle French
Alternative forms
- grant
Etymology
From Old French grant, from Latin grandis, grandem.
Adjective
grand m (feminine singular grande, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandes) (comparative greigneur, superlative greigneur)
- big; large
Descendants
- French: grand
Norman
Alternative forms
- grànd (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French grant, from Latin grandis, grandem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r??/, /?r??/
- (Jersey)
Adjective
grand m
- (Jersey) big
Derived terms
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin grandis.
Adjective
grand m (feminine singular granda, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandas)
- big, large
- Antonyms: pichon, petit
Derived terms
- grandament
- grandàs
- grandesa
Further reading
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, ?ISBN, page 538.
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) grond
- (Sutsilvan) grànd
Etymology
From Latin grandis, grandem.
Adjective
grand m (feminine singular granda, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandas)
- (Puter) big, large
- (Puter) tall
Swedish
Noun
grand n
- a mote, a speck, something very small and unimportant
Usage notes
- The form grann is used in the adverb litegrann (“a bit”), which in older texts can be written litet grand.
- Phrases like vi åt lunch på Grand, refer to a "Grand Hotel" available in several towns
Declension
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French grant, from Latin grandis, grandem.
Adjective
grand m (feminine singular grande, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandes, feminine plural (before noun) grandès)
- large, big
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