Wiktionary simplewiktionary https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.46.0-wmf.24 case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 1983 559116 543520 2026-04-24T09:14:58Z ~2026-25050-53 54223 Redirected page to [[nigger]] 559116 wikitext text/x-wiki #REDIRECT [[nigger]] {{BE850}} {{BNC1HW}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈpɜː(r)sən/}} * {{audio|en-us-person.ogg|US}} * {{audio|en-uk-person.ogg|UK}} * {{hyph|per|son}} == Noun == {{noun|person|people}} [[File:Sunset 02490.jpg|thumb|A person]] [[File:Djola-2006.jpg|thumb|People]] # {{countable}} A '''person''' is somebody. #:''She is a very nice '''person'''.'' # {{uncountable}} In [[grammar]], the system of '''person''' is related to who is involved in the [[conversation]]. #: ''The pronoun ''I'' is first '''person''', ''you'' is second '''person''', and most other nouns are third '''person'''.'' {{noun|person|persons}} # {{countable}} A '''person''' is an individual with a mind and [[right|rights]]. #: ''The court is trying to decide if an elephant is a legal '''person'''.'' === Related words === * [[personal]] * [[personify]] * [[persona]] [[Category:Philosophy]] [[Category:Grammar]] bwmozerdiwcsn2w1g0l3g7gfqysfzt5 559119 559116 2026-04-24T09:18:11Z NDG 51868 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contribs/~2026-25050-53|~2026-25050-53]] ([[User talk:~2026-25050-53|talk]]) to last version by Dataer: reverting vandalism 543520 wikitext text/x-wiki {{BE850}} {{BNC1HW}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈpɜː(r)sən/}} * {{audio|en-us-person.ogg|US}} * {{audio|en-uk-person.ogg|UK}} * {{hyph|per|son}} == Noun == {{noun|person|people}} [[File:Sunset 02490.jpg|thumb|A person]] [[File:Djola-2006.jpg|thumb|People]] # {{countable}} A '''person''' is somebody. #:''She is a very nice '''person'''.'' # {{uncountable}} In [[grammar]], the system of '''person''' is related to who is involved in the [[conversation]]. #: ''The pronoun ''I'' is first '''person''', ''you'' is second '''person''', and most other nouns are third '''person'''.'' {{noun|person|persons}} # {{countable}} A '''person''' is an individual with a mind and [[right|rights]]. #: ''The court is trying to decide if an elephant is a legal '''person'''.'' === Related words === * [[personal]] * [[personify]] * [[persona]] [[Category:Philosophy]] [[Category:Grammar]] hwazmbqpfo9rfm5r9knccssncgtgl1q 0 3529 559112 556842 2026-04-23T20:02:47Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559112 wikitext text/x-wiki {{BNC1HW}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/tɛnd/}} * {{audio|en-us-tend.ogg|US}} == Verb == {{verb}} {{AVL}} # {{ti verb}} To '''tend''' to do something means inclined or likely to do something. #: ''The streets are very confusing in Tokyo and people '''tend''' to get lost.'' #: ''A clearly typed paper does '''tend''' to get a better mark.'' #: ''If we can't understand something, we '''tend''' to ignore it.'' #: ''Of course, millions of dollars in targeted advertising does '''tend''' to increase sales.'' # {{transitive}} If you '''tend''' something, you watch and take care of it. #: ''The children often help with chores, including cutting the grass and '''tending''' the garden.'' # If <math>x</math> '''tends''' towards <math>y</math>, <math>x</math> is usually <math>y</math>. #: ''My artwork '''tends''' towards the modern.'' # If you '''tend''' bar, you work at a bar selling drinks. # If something '''tends''' in a particular direction, you generally moves in that direction. #: ''The price of gold has '''tended''' upward for about three years.'' === Related words === * [[tendency]] s0n88f4uyztssig1qeuwlxgnjx9vh43 0 4120 559099 556859 2026-04-23T19:33:08Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559099 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈæk.sə.dənt/|/ˈæk.sə.dɛnt/}} * {{SAMPA|/"{k.s@.d@nt/}} * {{audio|en-us-accident.ogg|US}} == Noun == {{noun}} [[File:Car crash 1.jpg|thumb|A single-car '''accident''']] # {{countable}} '''Accident''' means something that happens without a plan; [[unintentionally]]; inadvertently. {{ant|on purpose}} #: ''I dropped the glass by '''accident''' and it broke.'' # {{countable}} An '''accident''' is a [[vehicle]] [[crash]]. #: ''Two people were hurt in a road traffic '''accident''' between a car and a motorcycle last night.'' === Related words === * [[accidental]] * [[accidentally]] 9qbd2j06m8p06sw72clnyxdjj5fg2e6 0 4125 559092 556833 2026-04-23T19:23:28Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559092 wikitext text/x-wiki {{wikipedia}} {{BNC1HW}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwʌri/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈwɜːri/}} * {{audio|en-us-worry.ogg|US}} == Verb == {{verb|worr|y}} [[File:Worried little girl.jpg|thumb|A girl who is '''worrying''' about something]] # '''Worry''' means to feel troubled by, anxious, or uneasy about specific problems or the possibility of unpleasant things happening in the future. #: ''While she cooked the food, she '''worried''' about her son who was writing an important test at school.'' === Related words === * [[worried]] {{emotions}} 29pokqds8i4f5dkclt1a74oq7krffic 0 4418 559109 556838 2026-04-23T19:53:05Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559109 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈmæd/}} * {{audio|en-us-mad.ogg|US}} == Adjective == {{adj|mad|madder|maddest}} # If someone is '''mad''', they are [[angry]]. {{syn|angry|furious}} #: ''I am so '''mad''' at you for [[ruining]] my painting.'' # If someone is '''mad''', they are [[insane]]. {{syn|insane|crazy}} #: ''He says he hears voices. I think he's gone '''mad'''!'' # To be '''mad''' about someone or something means to like someone or something very much. [[Category:Emotions]] fyxyxn4nbewajtwtbtc1k2k3m6u16yp 0 5015 559114 556839 2026-04-23T20:07:14Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559114 wikitext text/x-wiki {{AWL}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/əˈtæt͡ʃt/}} * {{audio|en-us-attached.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|at|tached}} == Verb == {{verb|attach|es}} [[File:Attached to jeans Close upSM.jpg|thumb|This camera is '''attached''' to a belt loop on her jeans]] # {{past tense and participle of|attach}} {{-}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # To be '''attached''' to someone or something means to like someone or something very much. #: ''Many young adults are still as '''attached''' to their parents as they were when they were small.'' #: ''Marjorie was surprised at how '''attached''' Bill became to Lizzie, as if Lizzie were his daughter.'' #: ''Farmers tend to be very '''attached''' to their land.'' 8pjoxzxa6b6n2jmetpxa86lyk6e86sd 0 5093 559094 556853 2026-04-23T19:26:34Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559094 wikitext text/x-wiki {{BE850}} {{BNC1000HW|insure|into}} {{AVL}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈɪntrɛst/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈɪntərəst/}} * {{audio|en-us-interest.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|in|ter|est}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{countable}} An '''interest''' is when someone wants to know more about someone or something or likes someone or something or likes to do something. #: ''She has a strong '''interest''' in art. She is going to go to an art school.'' #: ''What are your '''interests'''?'' # {{countable}} When someone or something is important to a person, or if good things happening to the thing are good for the person, we say that the person has an '''interest''' in them. #: ''Because I own a house on this street, I have an '''interest''' in keeping the street clean.'' #: ''I'm doing this to look after my own '''interests'''.'' # {{uncountable}} When someone borrows money, they have to give back more money than they borrowed. The extra money they have to pay is called '''interest'''. #: ''The [[bank]] gives me two percent '''interest''' per year on the money in my [[account]].'' == Verb == {{verb}} # If someone is '''interested''', they are [[curious]] and want to find out about someone or something. {{syn|curious|eager}} {{ant|boredom|disinterest}} #: ''I am '''interested''' in researching flowers.'' #: ''Does [[maths]] '''interest''' you?'' === Related words === * [[interesting]] * [[interested]] gu28v6cq05d35ethm9qmp340bv5dw59 559095 559094 2026-04-23T19:27:34Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559095 wikitext text/x-wiki {{BE850}} {{BNC1000HW|insure|into}} {{AVL}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈɪntrɛst/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈɪntərəst/}} * {{audio|en-us-interest.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|in|ter|est}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{countable}} An '''interest''' is when someone wants to know more about someone or something or likes someone or something or likes to do something. #: ''She has a strong '''interest''' in art. She is going to go to an art school.'' #: ''What are your '''interests'''?'' # {{countable}} An '''interest''' is when someone or something is important to a person, or if good things happening to the thing are good for the person. #: ''Because I own a house on this street, I have an '''interest''' in keeping the street clean.'' #: ''I'm doing this to look after my own '''interests'''.'' # {{uncountable}} When someone borrows money, they have to give back more money than they borrowed. The extra money they have to pay is called '''interest'''. #: ''The [[bank]] gives me two percent '''interest''' per year on the money in my [[account]].'' == Verb == {{verb}} # If someone is '''interested''', they are [[curious]] and want to find out about someone or something. {{syn|curious|eager}} {{ant|boredom|disinterest}} #: ''I am '''interested''' in researching flowers.'' #: ''Does [[maths]] '''interest''' you?'' === Related words === * [[interesting]] * [[interested]] 1pqfelaecc3f5vzcmj87ykjq99fieol 0 6930 559084 556860 2026-04-23T18:57:16Z ~2026-25014-62 54218 559084 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{audio|en-au-on purpose.ogg|AU}} == Expression == {{expression}} # {{idiomatic}} '''On purpose''' means [[intentionally]]; [[deliberately]], not by [[accident]]. #: ''That wasn't an [[accident]]! You did it '''on purpose'''!'' 310huinx7crankrp35pzx2n1ipqi8h5 0 8946 559096 556834 2026-04-23T19:28:58Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559096 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈɪntrɛstɪŋ/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈɪntərəstɪŋ/}} * {{audio|en-us-interesting.ogg|US}} * {{audio|en-us-interesting-2.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|in|ter|est|ing}} or {{hyph|in|terest|ing|nocaption=y}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # '''Interesting''' means to cause someone to want to know more about someone or something or to like someone or something or to like doing something.{{syn|fun|exciting|unexpected|challenging|entertaining|stimulating}} #: ''That was a really '''interesting''' movie.'' #: ''Thank you both very much for an '''interesting''' [[discussion]].'' #: ''Another thing I found '''interesting''' is that people should choose the cheaper one but they don't.'' #: ''"Does it include women?" "Hmm... I don't know. That's an '''interesting''' question."'' #: ''It's '''interesting''' to note that in films, bad guys never sing.'' === Related words === * [[interest]] * [[interested]] * [[uninterested]] * [[uninteresting]] * [[interestingly]] == Verb == {{verb|interest}} # {{gerund-participle of|interest}} dxu4v8qg21elfgjfj8ye6gyijddnm9l 0 12618 559098 556850 2026-04-23T19:31:22Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559098 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{ety-suffix|craze|y}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈkreɪzi/}} * {{audio|en-us-crazy.ogg|US}} == Adjective == {{adj|crazy|crazier|craziest}} [[File:The Rake's Progress 8.jpg|thumb|Insane [[hospital]]]] # If you are '''crazy''' you do not [[think]] or [[act]] normally. A '''crazy''' person might do very [[strange]] thing or [[believe]] things that everyone knows are not true. #: ''I knew he was crazy when he said he was [[Jesus]] Christ.'' #: ''The '''crazy''' woman thought I had hidden her stomach under my bed.'' #: ''I saw a '''crazy''' man trying to talk to a can of coke.'' # If you are '''crazy''' you are [[fun]] because no one can guess what you might do next. #: ''I love her because she is so [[wild]] and crazy.'' # To be '''crazy''' about someone or something means to like someone or something very much. #: ''I'm '''crazy''' about basketball.'' #: ''I'm totally '''crazy''' for my girlfriend.'' # If something is '''crazy''' it is very strange, not what you would expect. #: ''The weather has been '''crazy''', with snow in summer and hot day in winter.'' === Synonyms === * [[insane]] * [[mentally ill]] * [[psychotic]], [[psycho]] * [[bananas]] === Related words === * [[craze]] * [[crazing]] * [[crazy bone]] * [[crazy quilt]] * [[like crazy]] * [[crazy mad]] * [[crazy like a fox]] == Noun == {{irrnoun|crazies}} # {{colloquial}} A '''crazy''' is person who is crazy (see above). Usually this is for a bad person who is insane. {{syn|lunatic|crackpot|nut|nutcase|mad man|maniac|psycho}} === Related words === * [[crazily]] * [[craziness]] [[Category:People]] hzmfg1npjeqguupsnjzqn6orwthr4cs 0 13014 559086 556857 2026-04-23T19:03:27Z ~2026-25014-62 54218 559086 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === ;Adjective * {{enPR|dĭlĭ'bərət}}, {{IPA|/dɪˈlɪbərət/}}, {{SAMPA|/dI"lIb@r@t/}} * {{enPR|dəlĭ'bərət}}, {{IPA|/dəˈlɪbərət/}}, {{SAMPA|/d@"lIb@r@t/}} * {{audio|en-us-deliberate-adj.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|de|li|ber|ate}} or {{hyph|de|li|berate|nocaption=y}} ;Verb * {{enPR|dĭlĭ'bərāt}}, {{IPA|/dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/}}, {{SAMPA|/dI"lIb@reIt/}} * {{enPR|dəlĭ'bərāt}}, {{IPA|/dəˈlɪbəreɪt/}}, {{SAMPA|/d@"lIb@reIt/}} * {{audio|en-us-deliberate-verb.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|de|li|ber|ate}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # '''Deliberate''' means done [[intentionally]]; [[on purpose]], not by [[accident]]. #: ''She walked up to her [[brother]] and gave him a '''deliberate''' kick.'' == Verb == {{verb|deliberat|e}} # If you '''deliberate''' something, you [[think]] about it [[carefully]]. #: ''The jury '''deliberated''' about the [[innocence]] of the person on trial.'' 73fuxge1w99wa2qk8sd1es8ve9b0vc3 0 13127 559110 544272 2026-04-23T19:56:39Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559110 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈɪndʒɚ/}} * {{audio|en-us-injure.ogg|US}} == Verb == {{verb|injur|e}} # To [[hurt]] someone; causing [[harm]] to a person. === Related words === * [[injury]] irg68v75fkp3hn8vivfalo5ver1smn3 559113 559110 2026-04-23T20:03:16Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559113 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈɪndʒɚ/}} * {{audio|en-us-injure.ogg|US}} == Verb == {{verb|injur|e}} # To [[hurt]] someone; to [[harm]] a person. === Related words === * [[injury]] cbdwk6k7oy2eqqcf921gvq9lyami95h 0 14243 559111 556841 2026-04-23T19:59:24Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559111 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{ety-prefix|un|happy}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ʌnˈhæpi/}} * {{audio|en-us-unhappy.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|un|hap|py}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} {{adj|unhappy|unhappier|unhappiest}} # If someone is '''unhappy''', they are [[angry]], [[sad]], or [[depressed]]; to be [[upset]]. #: ''There are many '''unhappy''' people in the hospital.'' #: ''That man is '''unhappy''', because he lost the game.'' === Synonyms === * [[angry]] * [[sad]] * [[disappointed]] * [[upset]] * [[depressed]] === Antonyms === * [[happy]] * [[glad]] * [[pleased]] * [[content]] === Related words === * [[unhappiness]] * [[unhappily]] p3ke6zv9bdu6imwc3z59a9os40epniw 0 16455 559093 556918 2026-04-23T19:25:06Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559093 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈɪntrəstɪd/|/ˈɪntərɛstɪd/}} * {{audio|en-us-interested.ogg|US}} * {{audio|en-us-interested-2.ogg|US}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # If someone is '''interested''' in something, they want to pay [[attention]] to or be involved with something. #: ''I'm not very '''interested''' in cars.'' # '''Interested''' means a [[person]] or [[thing]] that someone likes or an [[activity]] that someone likes doing. == Verb == {{verb|interest}} # {{past tense and participle of|interest}} dweu34w0i28z2tkpso78bo7gjf8wu7a 0 17142 559100 556840 2026-04-23T19:38:17Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559100 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/əˈdɪktɪd/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-addicted.wav|US}} == Verb == {{verb|addict}} # {{past tense and participle of|addict}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # If a person is '''addicted''' to something that is harmful, they are unable to stop taking it. # To be '''addicted''' to something means to be {{lc|devoted}} to or [[obsessed]] with something === Related words === * [[addictive]] * [[addiction]] * [[addict]] luo9cizyo6tf62xun3d6d53eiebf4sh 0 17564 559091 556855 2026-04-23T19:21:29Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559091 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwʌrid/}} * {{audio|en-us-worried.ogg|US}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # If someone is '''worried''', they are feeling troubled by, uneasy, or anxious about a specific problem or the possibility of something unpleasant happening. {{syn|concerned|nervous}} #: ''I'm '''worried''' about not having enough money.'' #: ''We've been '''worried''' sick since he disappeared.'' === Related words === * [[worry]] * [[worrying]] * [[worriedly]] == Verb == {{verb|worr|y}} # {{past tense and participle of|worry}} ha3spgprm7v1lpj9cj5r7w6i152nu66 0 20243 559101 556854 2026-04-23T19:41:19Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559101 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/liːθəl/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lethal.wav|UK}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # If something is '''lethal''', it can [[kill]] someone or something; it causes [[death]]. #: ''Cobra's [[poison]] is '''lethal'''.'' # If something was '''lethal''', it killed someone or something. #: ''The bite was '''lethal''' in only a few hours.'' === Synonyms === * [[deadly]] * [[fatal]] 3ytzrspt3lyyy4o2cv0jyzk6ll28ynf 0 21350 559107 556847 2026-04-23T19:49:41Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559107 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ɛnˈθjuːzɪæzəm/}} * {{audio|en-us-enthusiasm.ogg|US}} * {{audio|en-uk-enthusiasm.ogg|UK}} == Noun == {{noun}} # Having a strong feeling of [[interest]]. #: ''John showed a lot of '''enthusiasm''' when he started his new job.'' === Related words === * [[enthusiast]] * [[enthusiastic]] * [[enthusiastically]] [[Category:Emotions]] itvro9jw33vdtb98crnx9hgepr7fteu 0 21354 559106 556846 2026-04-23T19:48:50Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559106 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ɛnθuziˈæstɪk/}} * {{audio|en-us-enthusiastic.ogg|Audio (US)}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # '''Enthusiastic''' means having or showing intense [[enjoyment]], [[interest]], or [[approval]]. {{syn|excited|ebullient}} #: ''Jane was the most '''enthusiastic''' about shopping''. === Related words === * [[enthusiasm]] * [[enthusiast]] 7ir6hu0hcdttkx4hsltxgl2jkbgppnm 0 21725 559088 556835 2026-04-23T19:16:22Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559088 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈfæsɪneɪt/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fascinate.wav|UK}} == Verb == {{verb|fascinat|e}} # '''Fascinate''' means a [[person]] or [[thing]] that [[interest]]s someone very much. abb9povrie48gsglipke1atocb6bou2 0 21802 559105 556844 2026-04-23T19:47:42Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559105 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{enPR|păsh'ən}}, {{IPA|/ˈpæʃən/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|[ˈpʰæʃən]}} * {{audio|en-us-passion.ogg|US}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{cu noun}} '''Passion''' is a strong feeling or emotion. #: ''I have a '''passion''' for soap operas!'' #: ''His '''passion''' for Tiffany was met with indifference.'' === Related words === * [[passionate]] [[Category:Emotions]] ha27ko46kegm0v4xhno3gqyh7cv6l0o 0 28537 559085 556858 2026-04-23T19:01:59Z ~2026-25014-62 54218 559085 wikitext text/x-wiki === Etymology === {{ety-suffix|intention|al}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/|[ɪnˈtʰɛnʃn̩ɫ̩]}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intentional.wav|UK}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # '''Intentional''' means done [[deliberately]]; [[on purpose]], not by [[accident]]. #: ''"Teacher! Jimmy just stepped on my foot again! That was '''intentional'''! Please make him stop."'' 9w2oug4bd13zwe9k4yrsph42wlkc19j 0 30168 559097 556849 2026-04-23T19:30:09Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559097 wikitext text/x-wiki === Other spellings === * {{US}} [[likable]] === Word parts === {{ety-suffix|like|able}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # Someone or something that is '''likeable''' means it is easy to like someone or something. #: ''He was a very '''likeable''' person.'' === Related words === * [[like]] * [[dislike]] 4mbqtzzfokmoji2jkrms8wi37mq3rgl 0 37469 559090 556919 2026-04-23T19:20:04Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559090 wikitext text/x-wiki == Adjective == {{adj}} #'''Obsessional''' means when a person is [[obsessive]] about someone or something. === Related words === * [[obsession]] ckhmfo8kqm38ol357sydu921mffw0sw 0 37481 559089 556917 2026-04-23T19:19:17Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559089 wikitext text/x-wiki == Adverb == {{adverb|more=true}} # '''Obsessively''' means in an [[obsessive]] manner or to an obsessive degree. pukr5cp61w6dgdjvqz1vvs9yxnz4a2x 0 49347 559108 556845 2026-04-23T19:50:14Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559108 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{CA}} {{IPA|/ɪnˈθʉu̯.ziˌəst/|/-θuː-/|/-æst/}} * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ɪnˈθʊu.ziˌæst/|/-θʉː-/|/-əst/}} * {{AU}} {{a|NZ}} {{IPA|/ɪ̞nˈθʊʉ.ziˌəst/|/en-/|/-θïɯ-/|/-æst/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enthusiast.wav|UK}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{countable}} An '''enthusiast''' is a person who is very [[interested]] in a certain activity or thing. === Related words === * [[enthusiastic]] [[Category:People]] ajzonbns3cf3hpdoiznmg73nhoodwwo 0 51160 559104 556843 2026-04-23T19:46:54Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559104 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{ety-suffix|passion|ate}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈpæʃənɪt/|/ˈpæʃənət/}} * {{audio|en-us-passionate.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|pas|sion|ate}} == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # If a person is '''passionate''', they have a strong [[feeling]] or [[emotion]]. === Related words === * [[passion]] jj2egivuy2hehenaq46ozzipwcpgfth 0 52449 559115 556836 2026-04-23T20:08:23Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559115 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{ety-suffix|attach|ment}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/əˈtætʃmənt/}} * {{audio|en-us-attachment.ogg|US}} == Noun == {{noun}} [[File:Final Demo - Amphib Landing DVIDS301572.jpg|thumb|250px|A [[soldier]] using {{w|M4 carbine}} that is [[equip]]ped with a blank-firing '''attachment'''.]] # {{cu noun}} '''Attachment''' is the process of being attached. # {{countable}} An '''attachment''' is a [[device]] attached to a piece of [[equipment]] or a tool. # An '''attachment''' to someone or something means a [[person]] or [[thing]] that someone likes very much. === Related words === * [[attach]] 7mc0rf20hmtbpu2cph3uswvqn61csxz 0 57496 559087 556851 2026-04-23T19:07:40Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559087 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{confix|pyro|maniac}} === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˌpaɪroʊˈmeɪniæk/|/ˌpaɪrəˈmeɪniæk/}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{countable}} A '''pyromaniac''' is someone who has an [[obsession]] with [[fire]]. hfjo5zden7vedy76lple611w5ubqoem 0 70058 559102 556856 2026-04-23T19:43:47Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559102 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪæk/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪnɪæk/}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{countable}} A '''monomaniac''' is a person who is [[obsessed]] with a [[single]] person or thing to the exclusion of everything else. [[Category:People]] h7rc2dvabccutl2ug5om34hykj2mwve 559103 559102 2026-04-23T19:44:03Z ~2026-24958-56 54219 559103 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪæk/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪnɪæk/}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{countable}} A '''monomaniac''' is someone who is [[obsessed]] with a [[single]] person or thing to the exclusion of everything else. [[Category:People]] re1oasnw5kzwz9drzhc0og5gphjde12