different between latecomer vs punctual

English

Etymology

late +? comer

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?le?t?k?m.?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?le?t?k?m.?/

Noun

latecomer (plural latecomers)

1. One who has arrived comparatively recently.

   The old families in the neighborhood look down on him as a latecomer, his family only arrived in the 18th century, too nouveau for them.

2. One who arrived late.

   At the party the host made a point of greeting all the latecomers he missed in the first pass.

Antonyms

• earlycomer

Translations

See also

• Johnny-come-lately
• late to the party

Anagrams

• alcometer, coal-meter, metalcore

English

Alternative forms

• punctuall (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??ktj??l/, /?p??tj??l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p??kt?u?l/, /?p??t?u?l/

Adjective

punctual (comparative more punctual, superlative most punctual)

1. Prompt; on time.
   1. (of an event) Happening at the appointed time
   2. (of a person) Acting at the appointed time

      Luis is never late; he's the most punctual person I know.

2. (mathematics) Existing as a point or series of points
3. (linguistics) Expressing momentary action that has no duration
4. (nonstandard, Euro-English) Periodic; occasional.

   The management of the above mentioned feed sectors is subject to close co-operation with the Member States through […] punctual expert groups meetings where appropriate.

5. (dated) Observing trivial points; punctilious.

Related terms

• point
• pointwise
• punctilious
• punctuate
• punctuality
• punctuation

Translations

Further reading

• punctual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• punctual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Romanian

Etymology

From French ponctuel

Adjective

punctual m or n (feminine singular punctual?, masculine plural punctuali, feminine and neuter plural punctuale)

1. punctual

Declension

Related terms

• punctualitate