English-Thai Dictionary

plaint

N คำ บ่น  การ บ่น  kam-bon

 

plaintiff

N โจทก์  เจ้าทุกข์  ผู้ร้องทุกข์  complainant jod

 

plaintive

ADJ ที่ ดู เศร้าโศก  mournful sad sorrowful happy joyful ti-du-sao-sok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLAINT

n.[L. plango, to strike, to beat, to lament, whence complaint; Gr. to strike, from the root disused, whence, a stroke; L. plaga, Eng. plague. ] 1. Lamentation; complaint; audible expression of sorrow.
From inward grief
His bursting passion into plaints thus pour'd.
2. Complaint; representation made of injury or wrong done.
There are three just grounds of war with Spain; one of plaints; two upon defense.
3. In law, a private memorial tendered to a court, in which the person sets forth his cause of action.
4. In law, a complaint; a formal accusation exhibited by a private person against an offender for a breach of law or a public offense.

 

PLAINTFUL

a.Complaining; expressing sorrow with an audible voice; as my plaintful tongue.

 

PLAINTIF

n.In law, the person who commences a suit before a tribunal, for the recovery of a claim; opposed to defendant. [Prior uses this word as an adjective, in the French sense, for plaintive, but the use is not authorized. ]

 

PLAINTIVE

a.Lamenting; complaining; expressive of sorrow; as a plaintive sound or song. 1. Complaining; expressing sorrow or grief; repining.
To sooth the sorrows of her plaintive son.
PLAINTIVELY,adv. In a manner expressive of grief.

 

PLAINTIVENESS

n.The quality or state of expressing grief.

 

PLAINTLESS

a.Without complaint; unrepining.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLAINT

Plaint, n. Etym: [OE. plainte, pleynte, F. plainte, fr. L. plangere,planctum (plancta, fem. p.p.), to beat, beat the breast, lament. Cf. Complain, Plague, Plangent. ]

 

1. Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament. Chaucer. "The Psalmist's mournful plaint. " Wordsworth.

 

2. An accusation or protest on account of an injury. There are three just grounds of war with Spain: one of plaint, two upon defense. Bacon.

 

3. (Law )

 

Defn: A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of an action in writing. Blackstone.

 

PLAINTFUL

PLAINTFUL Plaint "ful, a.

 

Defn: Containing a plaint; complaining; expressing sorrow with an audible voice. "My plaintful tongue. " Sir P. Sidney.

 

PLAINTIFF

Plain "tiff, n. Etym: [F. plaintif making complaint, plaintive; in Old French equiv. to plaignant complainant, prosecutor, fr. plaindre. See Plaint, and cf. Plaintive. ] (Law )

 

Defn: One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his rights; -- opposed to Ant: defendant.

 

PLAINTIFF

PLAINTIFF Plain "tiff, a.

 

Defn: See Plaintive. [Obs. ] Prior.

 

PLAINTIVE

Plain "tive, a. Etym: [F. plaintif. See Plaintiff, n.]

 

1. Repining; complaining; lamenting. Dryden.

 

2. Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad. "The most plaintive ditty. " Landor. -- Plain "tive *ly, adv. -- Plain "tive *ness, n.

 

PLAINTLESS

PLAINTLESS Plaint "less, a.

 

Defn: Without complaint; unrepining. "Plaintless patience. " Savage.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

plaint

plaint |plānt pleɪnt | ▶noun Brit. Law an accusation; a charge. • chiefly literary a complaint; a lamentation. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French plainte, feminine past participle of plaindre ‘complain, ’ or from Old French plaint, from Latin planctus ‘beating of the breast. ’

 

plaintext

plain text |ˈplānˌtekst ˈpleɪntɛkst | ▶noun Computing an original readable text, as opposed to a coded version.

 

plaintiff

plain tiff |ˈplāntif ˈpleɪn (t )ɪf | ▶noun Law a person who brings a case against another in a court of law. Compare with defendant. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French plaintif ‘plaintive ’ (used as a noun ). The -f ending has come down through Law French; the word was originally the same as plaintive .

 

plaintive

plain tive |ˈplāntiv ˈpleɪn (t )ɪv | ▶adjective sounding sad and mournful: a plaintive cry. DERIVATIVES plain tive ly adverb, plain tive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French plaintif, -ive, from plainte ‘lamentation ’ (see plaint ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

plaint

plaint |pleɪnt | ▶noun 1 Law, Brit. an accusation or charge. 2 chiefly literary a complaint or lamentation. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French plainte, feminine past participle of plaindre ‘complain ’, or from Old French plaint, from Latin planctus ‘beating of the breast ’.

 

plaintext

plain text |ˈplānˌtekst ˈpleɪntɛkst | ▶noun Computing an original readable text, as opposed to a coded version.

 

plaintiff

plain |tiff |ˈpleɪntɪf | ▶noun Law a person who brings a case against another in a court of law. Compare with defendant. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French plaintif ‘plaintive ’ (used as a noun ). The -f ending has come down through Law French; the word was originally the same as plaintive . usage: In England and Wales the term plaintiff was officially replaced by claimant in 1999.

 

plaintive

plain |tive |ˈpleɪntɪv | ▶adjective sounding sad and mournful: a plaintive cry. DERIVATIVES plaintively adverb, plaintiveness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French plaintif, -ive, from plainte ‘lamentation ’ (see plaint ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

plaintive

plaintive adjective a plaintive cry: mournful, sad, wistful, doleful, pathetic, pitiful, piteous, melancholy, sorrowful, unhappy, wretched, woeful, forlorn, woebegone; literary dolorous. WORD TOOLKIT See wistful . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

plaintive

plaintive adjective a plaintive cry: mournful, sad, wistful, doleful, pathetic, pitiful, piteous, melancholy, melancholic, sorrowful, unhappy, wretched, woeful, grief-stricken, broken-hearted, heartbroken, desolate, heart-rending, forlorn, woebegone, disconsolate; literary plangent, heartsick, dolorous. WORD TOOLKIT plaintive See wistful . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

French Dictionary

plainte

plainte n. f. nom féminin 1 Lamentation. : Les plaintes d ’un chat affamé. SYNONYME cri ; gémissement . 2 Expression du mécontentement d ’une personne, d ’un groupe. : Faire une plainte au propriétaire d ’un immeuble. SYNONYME protestation ; reproche . LOCUTION Porter plainte. Déposer une plainte contre quelqu ’un auprès d ’une autorité. : Ils ont porté plainte (et non *logé une plainte ).

 

plaintif

plaintif , ive adj. adjectif Gémissant. : Un ton plaintif. SYNONYME geignard ; pleurnichard .

 

plaintivement

plaintivement adv. adverbe Avec un ton plaintif.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

plaint

plaint /pleɪnt /名詞 1 U C 苦情, 不平 ; 抗議 .2 C 〘法 〙告訴 (状 ).3 C ｟詩 ｠悲しみ, 嘆き .

 

plaintiff

plain tiff /pléɪntəf /名詞 複 ～s C 〘法 〙原告, 告訴人 (complainant )(↔defendant ).

 

plaintive

plain tive /pléɪntɪv /形容詞 もの悲しい, 哀調を帯びた ; 訴えるような ▸ a plaintive melody 悲しい曲 .～ly 副詞 悲しそうに, もの悲しく .～ness 名詞