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original
English
Etymology
From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin or?gin?lis (“primitive, original”), from Latin or?g? (“beginning, source, origin”); see origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????d??n?l/, /????d??n?l/, /????d?n?l/
- Hyphenation: ori?gi?nal, orig?inal
Adjective
original (comparative more original, superlative most original)
- (not comparable) relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others
- (not comparable) first in a series or copies/versions
- Synonym: initial
- (not comparable) newly created
- (comparable) fresh, different
- (not comparable) pioneering
- (not comparable) having as its origin
Synonyms
- autograph
- prototype
Antonyms
- (first in a series):
- copy, reproduction, simile (imitation)
- derivative (branch)
- ultimate (last, extreme)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
original (plural originals)
- An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
- Synonym: prototype
- Hyponym: autograph
- Antonyms: copy, derivative, remake, reproduction, ultimate
- A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent.
- 1700, Tom Brown, Amusements Serious and Comical, calculated for the Meridian of London, page 5:
- I have a great mind to be in Print; but above all, I would fain be an Original, and that is a true Comical Thought: When all the Learned Men in the World are but Tran?lators, is it not a Plea?ant Je?t, that you ?hould ?trive to be an Original! You ?hould have ob?erved your Time, and have come into the World with the Ancient Greeks for that purpo?e; for the Latines them?elves are but Copies.
- 1700, Tom Brown, Amusements Serious and Comical, calculated for the Meridian of London, page 5:
- (archaic) An eccentric person.
Translations
Further reading
- original in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- original in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin or?gin?lis, attested from the 14th century.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /o.?i.?i?nal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /u.?i.?i?nal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /o.?i.d??i?nal/
Adjective
original (masculine and feminine plural originals)
- original
Derived terms
- originalitat
- originalment
Related terms
- origen
References
Further reading
- “original” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “original” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “original” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Adjective
original (neuter originalt, plural and definite singular attributive originale)
- original
Noun
original c (singular definite originalen, plural indefinite originaler)
- an original
Declension
Further reading
- “original” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “original” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin or?gin?lis. Doublet of originel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.?i.?i.nal/
- Homophones: originale, originales
Adjective
original (feminine singular originale, masculine plural originaux, feminine plural originales)
- original
- Antonyms: banal, copié, reproduit, vulgaire
Related terms
Noun
original m (plural originaux)
- an unusual or eccentric person
- an original manuscript
- Synonym: autographe
Further reading
- “original” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French original, from Old French original, from Late Latin or?gin?lis (“primitive, original”), from Latin or?g? (“beginning, source, origin”). Doublet of originell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o?i?i?na?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
original (comparative originaler, superlative am originalsten)
- original
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “original” in Duden online
Middle English
Alternative forms
- oryginall, origynall, orygynal, orygynall, origynal, oryginal, oregynall, originalle, originall
Etymology
From Old French original, from Late Latin or?gin?lis; equivalent to origyne +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ri?i?na?l/, /?ri?i?nal/, /?ri??i?nal/
Adjective
original (plural and weak singular originale)
- original, primordial; preceding everything else
- connected to the origin or beginning of something
Derived terms
- originali
Descendants
- English: original
- Scots: original, oreeginal
References
- “or???in??l(e, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-26.
Noun
original (plural originals) (Late Middle English)
- the origin, lineage, or provenance of something
- the authoritative, authorial, or primordial version of a work or source
- (rare) something that isn't living or artificial; a primordial element
- (rare) a reason, factor, or generator of something
- (rare) the root or etymological ancestor of a word
- (rare, religion) the making of the universe
- (rare, law) a legal document beginning legal action
Derived terms
- originali
Descendants
- English: original
- Scots: original, oreeginal
References
- “or???in??l(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-26.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin or?gin?lis; the noun being derived from the adjective.
Adjective
original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)
- original
Noun
original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originaler, definite plural originalene)
- an original
References
- “original” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin or?gin?lis; the noun being derived from the adjective.
Adjective
original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)
- original
Noun
original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originalar, definite plural originalane)
- an original
References
- “original” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin or?gin?lis.
Adjective
original m (feminine singular originala, masculine plural originals, feminine plural originalas)
- original
Derived terms
- originalitat
- originalament
Related terms
- origina
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin or?gin?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o?i?i?naw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /u???i?na?/, /??i?i?na?/
- Hyphenation: o?ri?gi?nal
Adjective
original m or f (plural originais, comparable)
- original (relating to the origin or beginning)
- original (being the first in a series)
- original (different; unique)
Derived terms
- originalidade
- originalmente
Related terms
- origem
Further reading
- “original” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “original” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ori??na?l/
- Hyphenation: o?ri?gi?nal
Noun
origìn?l m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)
- original
- Antonym: falsifikat
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin or?gin?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o?ixi?nal/, [o.?i.xi?nal]
- Hyphenation: o?ri?gi?nal
Adjective
original (plural originales)
- original
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “original” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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silence
English
Etymology
From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”). Displaced native Old English sw??e.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?sa?.l?ns/
- Rhymes: -a?l?ns
Noun
silence (usually uncountable, plural silences)
- The absence of any sound.
- The act of refraining from speaking.
- D. Webster
- The administration itself keeps a profound silence.
- D. Webster
- Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.
Synonyms
- quietness
Derived terms
Related terms
- silent
Translations
Verb
silence (third-person singular simple present silences, present participle silencing, simple past and past participle silenced)
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.
- Synonym: mute
- (transitive) To repress the expression of something.
- (transitive) To suppress criticism, etc.
- (molecular biology) To block gene expression.
- (euphemistic) To murder.
Derived terms
- silencer
Translations
See also
- quiet, noise, loud, deaf, audible.
Interjection
silence
- (imperative) Be silent.
- Silence! Enough of your insolence!
Synonyms
- be quiet
- hush
- whist
Translations
Anagrams
- license, selenic
French
Etymology
Latin silentium (“silence”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.l??s/
- Homophone: silences
Noun
silence m (plural silences)
- silence
Antonyms
- bruit
- cacophonie
- mélodie
- musique
Derived terms
- le silence est d'or
- minute de silence
- passer sous silence
- porte-silence
- réduire au silence
- silence, moteur, action
- silencieusement
- silencieux
Further reading
- “silence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Ido
Etymology
silenco (“silence”) +? -e (indicates an adverb).
Adverb
silence
- noiselessly, silently, quietly
Related terms
- silencoza
Middle English
Alternative forms
- scilence, scylence, scilense, silens, sylence, scielence, cilence
Etymology
From Old French silence, from Latin silentium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si??l?ns(?)/, /si?l?ns(?)/
Noun
silence (uncountable)
- Silence; the state of refraining or refusing to speak.
- Peace, calm; a state of tranquil and restful behaviour.
- Quietness; a lack of sound or speaking (for a given area or time).
- Refraining from excessive speaking or talking.
- The following of a religious vow of silence.
- (rare) The termination of a dispute or conflict.
- (rare) Secrecy or freedom from disruption.
Descendants
- English: silence
- Scots: seelence
References
- “s??lence, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-03.
Middle French
Noun
silence f (plural silences)
- silence (absence of noise)
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