different between turbulent vs impetuous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus, from turba (“disorder, tumult, crowd”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??bj?l?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t?bj?l?nt/
• Hyphenation: tur?bu?lent

Adjective

turbulent (comparative more turbulent, superlative most turbulent)

1. violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous

2. being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

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

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch turbulent, from Middle French turbulent, from Old French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?r.by?l?nt/
• Hyphenation: tur?bu?lent
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

turbulent (comparative turbulenter, superlative turbulentst)

1. turbulent

Inflection

Derived terms

• turbulentie

French

Etymology

From Middle French turbulent, from Old French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty?.by.l??/

Adjective

turbulent (feminine singular turbulente, masculine plural turbulents, feminine plural turbulentes)

1. turbulent
2. unruly

Further reading

• “turbulent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin turbulentus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??bu?l?nt/

Adjective

turbulent (comparative turbulenter, superlative am turbulentesten)

1. turbulent

Declension

Further reading

• “turbulent” in Duden online

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin turbulentus

Adjective

turbulent (neuter singular turbulent, definite singular and plural turbulente)

1. turbulent

References

• “turbulent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin turbulentus

Adjective

turbulent (neuter singular turbulent, definite singular and plural turbulente)

1. turbulent

References

• “turbulent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Piedmontese

Alternative forms

• türbülent

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tyrby?l??t/

Adjective

turbulent

1. turbulent

Romanian

Etymology

From French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus.

Adjective

turbulent m or n (feminine singular turbulent?, masculine plural turbulen?i, feminine and neuter plural turbulente)

1. turbulent

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English impetuous, from Old French impetueux, from Late Latin impetu?sus (“violent”), from Latin impetus (“attack, violence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im?p?t?u?s/

Adjective

impetuous (comparative more impetuous, superlative most impetuous)

1. Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.
   • 1880, John Weeks Moore, Complete Encyclopaedia of Music, "Beethoven, Louis Van":

     But it was natural, that the impetuous, restless young artist should incline more to excess of strength than of delicacy in his playing.

2. Characterized by sudden violence or vehemence.
   • 1794, Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho, vol. II, chapter I:

     He stands, and views in the faint rays
     Far, far below, the torrent's rising surge,
     And listens to the wild impetuous roar

   • 1917 rev. 1925, Ezra Pound, "Canto I"

     Unsheathed the narrow sword,

     I sat to keep off the impetuous impotent dead ...

Synonyms

• impulsive
• hasty
• rash
• hotheaded

Derived terms

• impetuously
• impetuousness

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