different between vulpine vs buzzword

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vulp?nus (“foxy, fox-like”), from vulp?s, earlier volp?s (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-European *wl(o)p- (“fox”). Cognate with Welsh llywarn (“fox”), Ancient Greek ?????? (al?p?x), Armenian ?????? (a?u?s), Albanian dhelpër, Lithuanian vilpiš?s (“wildcat”), Sanskrit ????? (lop??a, “jackal, fox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v?lpa?n/

Adjective

vulpine (comparative more vulpine, superlative most vulpine)

1. Pertaining to a fox.
2. Having the characteristics of a fox; foxlike; cunning.

Translations

Noun

vulpine (plural vulpines)

1. Any of certain canids called foxes (including the true foxes, the arctic fox and the grey fox); distinguished from the canines, which are regarded as similar to the dog and wolf.
   • 1980, Michael Wilson Fox, The Soul of the Wolf, unnumbered page,

     The family Canidae consists of two main subgroups, the vulpines (foxes) and the canines (wolves, coyotes, jackals, and dogs), and some intermediate “fox-dog” forms from South America.

2. A person considered vulpine (cunning); a fox.

See also

• canine
• lupine
• Vulpini (tribe within subfamily Caninae)

Anagrams

• liven up

French

Adjective

vulpine

1. feminine singular of vulpin

Latin

Adjective

vulp?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of vulp?nus

English

Alternative forms

• buzz word
• buzz-word

Etymology

U.S. 1970s from buzz +? word.

Pronunciation

Noun

buzzword (plural buzzwords)

1. (derogatory) A word drawn from technical jargon, that has gotten abused by people that want to appear impressive but don't truly understand the subject.

   Their salespeople know all the right buzzwords, but they can’t really help you solve your problems.

Related terms

• buzz-phrase
• buzzword bingo
• buzzword compliance

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

From English buzzword.

Noun

buzzword m or f (in variation) (plural buzzwords)

1. buzzword (fashionable technical jargon)