different between magre vs maugre

English

Preposition

magre

1. Alternative spelling of maugre

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan magre, from Latin macrum, accusative singular of macer, from Proto-Indo-European *mh??rós.

Adjective

magre (feminine magra, masculine and feminine plural magres)

1. lean, slim, thin

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?m?w??], [?mæj??], [?mæ???]

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

magre

1. definite singular of mager
2. plural of mager

Etymology 2

Derived from the adjective mager. Compare Norwegian magre, Swedish magra.

Verb

magre (imperative magr, infinitive at magre, present tense magrer, past tense magrede, perfect tense har magret)

1. to make or get thinner

Inflection

References

• “magre” in Den Danske Ordbog

Anagrams

• gamer

Interlingua

Adjective

magre (comparative plus magre, superlative le plus magre)

1. lean, slim, thin

Italian

Adjective

magre f pl

1. feminine plural of magro

Noun

magre f pl

1. plural of magra

Anagrams

• merga

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

magre

1. inflection of mager:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

magre

1. inflection of mager:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan magre, from Latin macrum, accusative singular of macer, from Proto-Indo-European *mh??rós.

Adjective

magre m (feminine singular magrea, masculine plural magres, feminine plural magreas)

1. lean, slim, thin

Swedish

Adjective

magre

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of mager.

Anagrams

• mager

English

Alternative forms

• magre [14th–19th c.]
• malgre
• mauger [14th–18th c.]
• maulgre [14th–17th c.]

Etymology

From Middle English maugre, from Anglo-Norman malgré, from mal (“bad”) + gre (“pleasure, grace”) (from Old French, from Latin gratum).

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

maugre

1. (obsolete) Notwithstanding; in spite of. [from 14th c.]

Synonyms

• despite, regardless of; see also Thesaurus:despite

Translations

Adverb

maugre (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Notwithstanding, despite everything. [14th-17th c.]

Synonyms

• even so, nonetheless, withal; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless

Noun

maugre (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Ill will; spite.

Anagrams

• Gaumer, Mauger, mauger, murage