English-Thai Dictionary
deviant
ADJ แตกต่าง จาก ปกติ แตกต่าง จาก สิ่ง ที่ คนอื่น ยอมรับ abnormal unusual peculiar normal average taek-tang-jak-pok-ka-ti
deviant
N คน แปลก (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ คน พิลึก คน เพี้ยนๆ degenerate weirdo normal average kon-pleak
deviate
ADJ ซึ่ง เบี่ยงเบน ซึ่ง ออก นอก เส้นทาง diviant sueng-biang-ben
deviate
N คน นอกลู่นอกทาง คน นอกคอก คน แปลก kon-nok-lu-nok-tang
deviate
VI ออก นอก เส้นทาง ook-nok-sen-tang
deviate
VI เบี่ยงเบน หันเห บ่าย เบน แตกต่าง จาก ปกติ diverge digress agree biang-ben
deviate
VT ทำให้ เบี่ยงเบน ทำให้ แตกต่าง จาก ปกติ ทำให้ หันเห differ depart agree tam-hai-biang-ben
deviate from
PHRV เบี่ยงเบน จาก เปลี่ยนแปลง จาก biang-ben-jak
deviation
N การเบี่ยงเบน การหันเห การ แตกต่าง ไป จาก ปกติ difference change similarity likeness kan-biang-ben
deviation
N ความคลาดเคลื่อน ค่า คลาดเคลื่อน error kwam-klad-kluean
deviation
N ความประพฤติ ที่ เบี่ยงเบน การเบี่ยงเบน ทาง ความประพฤติ noncompliance conformity kwam-pra-parued-ti-biang-ben
deviation
N ความ ไม่ เห็นพ้อง ความคิด แตกต่าง การ เข้ากัน ไม่ได้ disagreement accord correspondence kwam-mai-hen-pong
deviationist
N ผู้ ไม่เห็นด้วย กับ ระบบ หรือ ความเชื่อ บางอย่าง ทางการเมือง secessionist schismatic phu-mai-hen-duai-kab-ra-bob-rue-kwam-chuea-bang-yang-tang-kan-mueang
device
N อุปกรณ์ เครื่อง ประดิษฐ์ เครื่องใช้ กลไก expedient gadget gismo ub-pa-kon
devil
N ภูต ผี ปีศาจ demon monster pud
devil
VT ทำให้ รสชาติ เผ็ดร้อน spice peper tam-hai-rod-chad-ped-ron
devil for
PHRV ทำงาน เป็น (ทนาย tam-ngan-pen
devil of a job
IDM งาน ลำบาก ที่สุด (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ งาน ยาก ที่สุด งาน หิน ngan-lam-bak-ti-sud
devil-may-care
ADJ สุรุ่ยสุร่าย ซึ่ง ไม่ กังวล กับ เรื่อง ในอนาคต ซึ่ง ไม่แยแส สิ่งใด ซึ่ง ไม่รับผิดชอบ สนใจ แต่ เรื่อง กิน เล่น เที่ยว cavalier casual indifferent su-rui-su-rai
devil-may-care attitude
IDM ความ ไม่ใส่ใจ การ ไม่สน ใจ kwam-mai-sai-jai
devil-may-care manner
IDM ความ ไม่ใส่ใจ การ ไม่สน ใจ การ ไม่ ทุกข์ร้อน (ใน เรื่อง งาน kwam-mai-sai-jai
devil's own job
IDM งาน ลำบาก ที่สุด (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ งาน ยาก ที่สุด งาน หิน ngan-lam-bak-ti-sud
devilfish
N ปลา กระเบนช นิดหนึ่ง
devilish
ADJ ยาก มาก (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ อย่างเต็มที่ yak-mak
devilish
ADJ โหดเหี้ยม ชั่วร้าย ซึ่ง มี คุณ สมบัติ ของ ปีศาจ diabolic hellish harmful hod-hiam
devilishly
ADV อย่าง ชั่วร้าย viciouly vilely yang-chua-rai
devilism
N การ บูชา ผี ปิศาจ
devilkin
N ปิศาจ ตัว น้อย
devilment
N ความ ชั่วร้าย evil mischief
devilry
N ความ ชั่วร้าย มาก การ ใช้ มนตร์ คาถา
devilsdarningneedle
N แมลงปอ dragonfly
devious
ADJ ซึ่ง หลอกลวง ซึ่ง ไม่จริงใจ insidiou deviou honest open sueng-lok-luang
deviously
ADV อย่าง ไม่จริงใจ อย่าง เสแสร้ง yang-mai-jing-jai
deviousness
N การ หลอกลวง ความ ไม่จริงใจ fishiness shadiness twistiness kan-lok-luang
devisable
A ที่ ประดิษฐ์ ขึ้น ได้
devisal
N การประดิษฐ์ ออกแบบ
devise
VT คิด ขึ้น ใหม่ ประดิษฐ์ ขึ้น ใหม่ design plot plan contrive kid-kuen-mai
devisee
N ผู้ ที่ ได้รับ ทรัพย์สิน โดย พินัยกรรม phu-ti-dai-rab-sab-sin-doi-pi-nai-kam
devisor
N ผู้ทำ พินัยกรรม
devitalize
VT ทำให้ ไม่ แข็งแรง (คำ ทางการ ทำให้ ไม่มีชีวิตชีวา denature eviscerate tam-hai-mai-kaeng-raeng
devitrify
VT ทำให้ ไม่ โปร่งแสง
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DEVIATE
v.i.[L., way. ] 1. To turn aside or wander from the common or right way, course or line, either in a literal or figurative sense; as, to deviate from the common track or path, or from a true course.
There nature deviates, and here wanders will.
2. To stray from the path of duty; to wander, in a moral sense; to err; to sin.
DEVIATION
n. 1. A wandering or turning aside from the right way, course or line.
2. Variation from a common or established rule, or from analogy.
3. A wandering from the path of duty; want of conformity to the rules prescribed by God; error; sin; obliquity of conduct.
4. In commerce, the voluntary departure of a ship, without necessity, from the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured. This discharges the underwriters from their responsibility.
DEVICE
n.[L.] 1. That which is formed by design, or invented; scheme; artificial contrivance; stratagem; project; sometimes in a good sense; more generally in a bad sense, as artifices are usually employed for bad purposes.
In a good sense:
His device is against Babylon, to destroy it. Jeremiah 51:11.
In a bad sense:
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty. Job 5:12.
They imagined a mischievous device. Psalm 21:11.
2. An emblem intended to represent a family, person, action or quality, with a suitable motto; used in painting, sculpture and heraldry. It consists in a metaphorical similitude between the things representing and represented, as the figure of a plow representing agriculture.
Knights-errant used to distinguish themselves by devices on their shields.
3. Invention; genius; faculty of devising; as a man of noble device.
4. A spectacle or show.
DEVICEFUL
a.Full of devices; inventive.
DEVICEFULLY
adv. In a manner curiously contrived.
DEVIL
n.Devl. [L., to calumniate. ] 1. In the Christian theology, an evil spirit or being; a fallen angel, expelled from heaven for rebellion against God; the chief of the apostate angels; the implacable enemy and tempter of the human race. In the New Testament, the word is frequently and erroneously used for demon.
2. A very wicked person, and in ludicrous language, an great evil. In profane language, it is an expletive expressing wonder, vexation, etc.
3. An idol, or false god. Leviticus 17:7; 2 Chronicles 11:15.
DEVILING
n.A young devil. [Not in use. ]
DEVILISH
a. 1. Partaking of the qualities of the devil; diabolical; very evil and mischievous; malicious; as a devilish scheme; devilish wickedness.
2. Having communication with the devil; pertaining to the devil.
3. Excessive; enormous; in a vulgar and ludicrous sense; as a devilish cheat.
DEVILISHLY
adv. 1. In a manner suiting the devil; diabolically; wickedly.
2. Greatly; excessively; in a vulgar sense.
DEVILISHNESS
n.The qualities of the devil.
DEVILISM
n.The state of devils. [Not used. ]
DEVILIZE
v.t.To place among devils. [Not used. ]
DEVILKIN
n.A little devil.
DEVILSHIP
n.The character of a devil.
DEVIOUS
a.[L., way. ] 1. Out of the common way or track; as a devious course.
2. Wandering; roving; rambling.
To bless the wildly devious morning walk.
3. Erring; going astray from rectitude or the divine precepts.
One devious step at first may lead into a course of habitual vice.
DEVIRGINATE
v.t.[Low L.] To deflour.
DEVISABLE
a.s as z. [See the Verb. ] 1. That may be bequeathed or given by will.
2. That can be invented or contrived.
DEVISE
v.t.s as z. [L.] 1. To invent; to contrive; to form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to excogitate; to strike out by thought; to plan; to scheme; to project; as, to devise an engine or machine; to devise a new mode of writing; to devise a plan of defense; to devise arguments.
To devise curious works in gold and silver. Exodus 35:32.
In a bad sense:
Devise not evil against thy neighbor. Proverbs 3:29.
2. To give or bequeath by will, as land or other real estate.
DEVISE
v.i.To consider; to contrive; to lay a plan; to form a scheme. Devise how you will use him, when he comes.
Formerly followed by of; as, let us devise of ease.
DEVISE
n. 1. Primarily, a dividing or division; hence, the act of bequeathing by will; the act of giving or distributing real estate by a testator.
2. A will or testament.
3. A share of estate bequeathed.
DEVISE
n.Contrivance; scheme invented.
DEVISED
pp. Given by will; bequeathed; contrived.
DEVISEE
n.The person to whom a devise is made; one to whom real estate is bequeathed.
DEVISER
n.One who contrives or invents; a contriver; an inventor.
DEVISING
ppr. 1. Contriving; inventing; forming a scheme or plan.
2. Giving by will; bequeathing.
DEVISOR
n.One who gives by will; one who bequeaths lands or tenements.
DEVITABLE
a.Avoidable. [Not in use. ]
DEVITATION
n.An escaping. [Not in use. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DEVI
DEVI De "vi, n.
Defn:; fem. of Deva. A goddess.
DEVIANT
DEVIANT De "vi *ant, a.
Defn: Deviating. [Obs. ]
DEVIATE
De "vi *ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Deviated; p. pr. & vb. n. Deviating.]Etym: [L. deviare to deviate; de + viare to go, travel, via way. See Viaduct. ]
Defn: To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to diverge; to vary. Thus Pegasus, a nearer way to take, May boldly deviate from the common track. Pope.
Syn. -- To swerve; stray; wander; digress; depart; deflect; err.
DEVIATE
DEVIATE De "vi *ate, v. t.
Defn: To cause to deviate. [R.] To deviate a needle. J. D. Forbes.
DEVIATION
De `vi *a "tion, n. Etym: [LL. deviatio: cf. F. déviation.]
1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc. ; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.
2. The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
2. (Com. )
Defn: The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility. Deviation of a falling body (Physics ), that deviation from a strictly vertical line of descent which occurs in a body falling freely, in consequence of the rotation of the earth. -- Deviation of the compass, the angle which the needle of a ship's compass makes with the magnetic meridian by reason of the magnetism of the iron parts of the ship. -- Deviation of the line of the vertical, the difference between the actual direction of a plumb line and the direction it would have if the earth were a perfect ellipsoid and homogeneous, -- caused by the attraction of a mountain, or irregularities in the earth's density.
DEVIATOR
De "vi *a `tor, n. Etym: [L., a forsaker. ]
Defn: One who, or that which, deviates.
DEVIATORY
DEVIATORY De "vi *a *to *ry, a.
Defn: Tending to deviate; devious; as, deviatory motion. [R.] Tully.
DEVICE
De *vice ", n. Etym: [OE. devis, devise, will, intention, opinion, invention, fr. F. devis architect's plan and estimates (in OF. , division, plan, wish ), devise device (in sense 3 ), in OF. also, division, wish, last will, fr. deviser. See Devise, v. t., and cf. Devise, n.]
1. That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. His device in against Babylon, to destroy it. Jer. li. 11.Their recent device of demanding benevolences. Hallam. He disappointeth the devices of the crafty. Job v. 12.
2. Power of devising; invention; contrivance. I must have instruments of my own device. Landor.
3. (a ) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance. (b ) Improperly, an heraldic bearing. Knights-errant used to distinguish themselves by devices on their shields. Addison. A banner with this strange device -Excelsior. Longfellow.
4. Anything fancifully conceived. Shak.
5. A spectacle or show. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.
6. Opinion; decision. [Obs. ] Rom. of R.
Syn. -- Contrivance; invention; design; scheme; project; stratagem; shift. -- Device, Contrivance. Device implies more of inventive power, and contrivance more of skill and dexterity in execution. A device usually has reference to something worked out for exhibition or show; a contrivance usually respects the arrangement or disposition of things with reference to securing some end. Devices were worn by knights-errant on their shields; contrivances are generally used to promote the practical convenience of life. The word device is often used in a bad sense; as, a crafty device; contrivance is almost always used in a good sense; as, a useful contrivance.
DEVICEFUL
DEVICEFUL De *vice "ful, a.
Defn: Full of devices; inventive. [R.] A carpet, rich, and of deviceful thread. Chapman.
DEVICEFULLY
DEVICEFULLY De *vice "ful *ly, adv.
Defn: In a deviceful manner. [R.]
DEVIL
Dev "il, n. Etym: [AS. deófol, deóful; akin to G., Goth. diabaúlus;all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. gal to fall. Cf. Diabolic. ]
1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind. [Jesus ] being forty days tempted of the devil. Luke iv. 2. That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world. Rev. xii. 9.
2. An evil spirit; a demon. A dumb man possessed with a devil. Matt. ix. 32.
3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. "That devil Glendower." "The devil drunkenness. " Shak. Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil John vi. 7 .
4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or, ironically, of negation. [Low ] The devil a puritan that he is, ... but a timepleaser. Shak. The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there. Pope.
5. (Cookery )
Defn: A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper. Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. Sir W. Scott.
6. (Manuf.)
Defn: A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc. Blue devils. See under Blue. -- Cartesian devil. See under Cartesian. -- Devil bird (Zoöl.), one of two or more South African drongo shrikes (Edolius retifer, and E. remifer ), believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery. -- Devil may care, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used adjectively. Longfellow. -- Devil's apron (Bot. ), the large kelp (Laminaria saccharina, and L. longicruris ) of the Atlantic ocean, having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped somewhat like an apron. -- Devil's coachhorse. (Zoöl.) (a ) The black rove beetle (Ocypus olens ). [Eng. ] (b ) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect (Prionotus cristatus ); the wheel bug. [U.S.] -- Devil's darning-needle. (Zoöl.) See under Darn, v. t. -- Devil's fingers, Devil's hand (Zoöl.), the common British starfish (Asterias rubens ); -- also applied to a sponge with stout branches. [Prov. Eng. , Irish & Scot. ] -- Devil's riding-horse (Zoöl.), the American mantis (Mantis Carolina ). -- The Devil's tattoo, a drumming with the fingers or feet. "Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his boot heels." F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag. ). -- Devil worship, worship of the power of evil; -- still practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil forces of nature are of equal power. -- Printer's devil, the youngest apprentice in a printing office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing the ink rollers and sweeping ), etc. "Without fearing the printer's devil or the sheriff's officer. " Macaulay. -- Tasmanian devil (Zoöl.), a very savage carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania (Dasyurus, or Diabolus, ursinus ). -- To play devil with, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low ]
DEVIL
Dev "il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deviled or Devilled; p. pr. & vb. n.Deviling or Devilling.]
1. To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
2. To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper. A deviled leg of turkey. W. Irving. deviled egg a hard-boiled egg, sliced into halves and with the yolk removed and replaced with a paste, usually made from the yolk and mayonnaise, seasoned with salt and /or spices such as paprika.
DEVIL-DIVER; DEVIL BIRD
DEVIL-DIVER; DEVIL BIRD Dev "il-div `er, Dev "il bird ` (, n.. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small water bird. See Dabchick.
DEVILESS
DEVILESS Dev "il *ess, n.
Defn: A she-devil. [R.] Sterne.
DEVILET
DEVILET Dev "il *et, n.
Defn: A little devil. [R.] Barham.
DEVILFISH
DEVILFISH Dev "il *fish `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) A huge ray (Manta birostris or Cephaloptera vampyrus ) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts. Several other related species take the same name. See Cephaloptera. (b ) A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of Octopus and Architeuthis. See Octopus. (c ) The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See Gray whale. (d ) The goosefish or angler (Lophius ), and other allied fishes. See Angler.
DEVILING
DEVILING Dev "il *ing, n.
Defn: A young devil. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.
DEVILISH
DEVILISH Dev "il *ish, a.
1. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. "Devilish wickedness. " Sir P. Sidney. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. James iii. 15.
2. Extreme; excessive. [Colloq. ] Dryden.
Syn. -- Diabolical; infernal; hellish; satanic; wicked; malicious; detestable; destructive. -- Dev "il *ish *ly, adv. -- Dev "il *ish *ness, n.
DEVILISM
DEVILISM Dev "il *ism, n.
Defn: The state of the devil or of devils; doctrine of the devil or of devils. Bp. Hall.
DEVILIZE
DEVILIZE Dev "il *ize, v. t.
Defn: To make a devil of. [R.] He that should deify a saint, should wrong him as much as he that should devilize him. Bp. Hall.
DEVILKIN
DEVILKIN Dev "il *kin, n.
Defn: A little devil; a devilet.
DEVILMENT
DEVILMENT Dev "il *ment, n.
Defn: Deviltry. Bp. Warburton.
DEVILRY
Dev "il *ry, n.; pl. Devilries (.
1. Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry. Stark lies and devilry. Sir T. More.
2. The whole body of evil spirits. Tylor.
DEVIL'S DARNING-NEEDLE
DEVIL'S DARNING-NEEDLE Dev "il's darn "ing-nee `dle. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A dragon fly. See Darning needle, under Darn, v. t.
DEVILSHIP
DEVILSHIP Dev "il *ship, n.
Defn: The character or person of a devil or the devil. Cowley.
DEVILTRY
Dev "il *try, n.; pl. Deviltries (.
Defn: Diabolical conduct; malignant mischief; devilry. C. Reade.
DEVILWOOD
DEVILWOOD Dev "il *wood `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A kind of tree (Osmanthus Americanus ), allied to the European olive.
DEVIOUS
De "vi *ous, a. Etym: [L. devius; de + via way. See Viaduct. ]
1. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way.
2. Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering; as, a devious step.
Syn. -- Wandering; roving; rambling; vagrant. -- De "vi *ous *ly, adv. -- De "vi *ous *ness, n.
DEVIRGINATE
De *vir "gin *ate, a. Etym: [L. devirginatus, p. p. of devirginare.]
Defn: Deprived of virginity. [R.]
DEVIRGINATE
DEVIRGINATE De *vir "gin *ate, v. t.
Defn: To deprive of virginity; to deflour. [R.] Sandys.
DEVIRGINATION
De *vir `gi *na "tion, n. Etym: [L. devirginatio.]
Defn: A deflouring. [R.] Feltham.
DEVISABLE
De *vis "a *ble, a. Etym: [From Devise. ]
1. Capable of being devised, invented, or contrived.
2. Capable of being bequeathed, or given by will.
DEVISAL
DEVISAL De *vis "al, n.
Defn: A devising. Whitney.
DEVISE
De *vise ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devised; p. pr. & vb. n. Devising. ]Etym: [OF. deviser to distribute, regulate, direct, relate, F., to chat, fr. L. divisus divided, distributed, p. p. of dividere. See Divide, and cf. Device. ]
1. To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought; to contrive; to excogitate; to invent; to plan; to scheme; as, to devise an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument. To devise curious works. Ex. CCTV. 32. Devising schemes to realize his ambitious views. Bancroft.
2. To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain. For wisdom is most riches; fools therefore They are which fortunes do by vows devise. Spenser.
3. To say; to relate; to describe. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
4. To imagine; to guess. [Obs. ] Spenser.
5. (Law )
Defn: To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of chattels.
Syn. -- To bequeath; invent; discover; contrive; excogitate; imagine; plan; scheme. See Bequeath.
DEVISE
DEVISE De *vise ", v. i.
Defn: To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider. I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer. Pope.
Note: Devise was formerly followed by of; as, let us devise of ease. Spenser.
DEVISE
De *vise ", n. Etym: [OF. devise division, deliberation, wish, will, testament. See Device. ]
1. The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate.
2. A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of a will making a gift of real property. Fines upon devises were still exacted. Bancroft.
3. Property devised, or given by will.
DEVISE
DEVISE De *vise ", n.
Defn: Device. See Device. [Obs. ]
DEVISEE
DEVISEE Dev `i *see ", n. (Law )
Defn: One to whom a devise is made, or real estate given by will.
DEVISER
DEVISER De *vis "er, n.
Defn: One who devises.
DEVISOR
DEVISOR De *vis "or, n. (Law )
Defn: One who devises, or gives real estate by will; a testator; -- correlative to devisee.
DEVITABLE
Dev "i *ta *ble, a. Etym: [L. devitare to avoid; de + vitare to shun, avoid. ]
Defn: Avoidable. [Obs. ]
DEVITALIZE
DEVITALIZE De *vi "tal *ize, v. t.
Defn: To deprive of life or vitality. -- De *vi `tal *i *za "tion, n.
DEVITATION
Dev `i *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. devitatio.]
Defn: An avoiding or escaping; also, a warning. [Obs. ] Bailey.
DEVITRIFICATION
DEVITRIFICATION De *vit `ri *fi *ca "tion, n.
Defn: The act or process of devitrifying, or the state of being devitrified. Specifically, the conversion of molten glassy matter into a stony mass by slow cooling, the result being the formation of crystallites, microbites, etc. , in the glassy base, which are then called devitrification products.
DEVITRIFY
DEVITRIFY De *vit "ri *fy, v. t.
Defn: To deprive of glasslike character; to take away vitreous luster and transparency from.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Devi
De vi |ˈdāvē ˈdeɪvi |Hinduism the supreme goddess, often identified with Parvati and Shakti. • (devi ) Indian (in general use ) a goddess. • Indian used after the first name of a Hindu woman as a form of respect: Deval Devi.
deviance
de vi ance |ˈdēvēəns ˈdiviəns | ▶noun the fact or state of departing from usual or accepted standards, esp. in social or sexual behavior. DERIVATIVES de vi an cy |-ənsē |noun
deviant
de vi ant |ˈdēvēənt ˈdiviənt | ▶adjective departing from usual or accepted standards, esp. in social or sexual behavior: deviant behavior | a deviant ideology. • derogatory homosexual. ▶noun a deviant person or thing. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin deviant- ‘turning out of the way, ’ from the verb deviare (see deviate ).
deviate
de vi ate ▶verb |ˈdēvēˌāt ˈdiviˌeɪt | [ no obj. ] depart from an established course: you must not deviate from the agreed route. • depart from usual or accepted standards: those who deviate from society's values. ▶noun & adjective |ˈdēvēˌit ˈdiːvɪət | old-fashioned term for deviant. DERIVATIVES de vi a tor |-ˌātər |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as an adjective in the sense ‘remote ’): from late Latin deviat- ‘turned out of the way, ’ from the verb deviare, from de- ‘away from ’ + via ‘way. ’ The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.
deviation
de vi a tion |ˌdēvēˈāSHən ˌdiviˈeɪʃən | ▶noun 1 the action of departing from an established course or accepted standard: deviation from a norm | sexual deviation | deviations from standard English. 2 Statistics the amount by which a single measurement differs from a fixed value such as the mean. 3 the deflection of a vessel's compass needle caused by iron in the vessel, which varies with the vessel's heading. DERIVATIVES de vi a tion ism |-ˌizəm |noun, de vi a tion ist |-ist |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via French from medieval Latin deviatio (n- ), from Latin deviare (see deviate ).
device
de vice |diˈvīs dəˈvaɪs | ▶noun 1 a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, esp. a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment: a measuring device. • a bomb or other explosive weapon: an incendiary device. • archaic the design or look of something: works of strange device. 2 a plan, scheme, or trick with a particular aim: writing a public letter is a traditional device for signaling dissent. • a turn of phrase intended to produce a particular effect in speech or a literary work: a rhetorical device. 3 a drawing or design: the decorative device on the invitations. • an emblematic or heraldic design: their shields bear the device of the Blazing Sun. PHRASES leave someone to their own devices leave someone to do as they wish without supervision. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French devis, based on Latin divis- ‘divided, ’ from the verb dividere. The original sense was ‘desire or intention, ’ found now only in leave a person to his or her own devices (which has become associated with sense 2 ).
devil
dev il |ˈdevəl ˈdɛvəl | ▶noun 1 (usu. the Devil ) (in Christian and Jewish belief ) the chief evil spirit; Satan. • an evil spirit; a demon. • a very wicked or cruel person: they prefer voting for devils rather than for decent men. • a mischievously clever or self-willed person: the cunning old devil is up to something. • [ with adj. ] informal a person with specified characteristics: the poor devil | a lucky devil. • (the devil ) fighting spirit; wildness: he was dangerous when the devil was in him. • (the devil ) a thing that is very difficult or awkward to do or deal with: it's going to be the very devil to disentangle. 2 (the devil ) expressing surprise or annoyance in various questions or exclamations: “Where the devil is he? ” 3 an instrument or machine, esp. one fitted with sharp teeth or spikes, used for tearing or other destructive work. 4 informal, dated a junior assistant of a lawyer or other professional. See also printer's devil. ▶verb ( devils, deviling, deviled ; Brit. devils, devilling, devilled ) 1 [ no obj. ] informal, dated act as a junior assistant for a lawyer or other professional. 2 [ with obj. ] harass or worry (someone ): he was deviled by a new-found fear. PHRASES between the devil and the deep (blue ) sea caught in a dilemma. [alluding to two equally dangerous alternatives. ] devil a —— archaic not even one or any: the devil a man of you stirred himself over it. the devil can quote scripture for his purpose proverb people may conceal unworthy motives by reciting words that sound morally authoritative. [with allusion to Jesus' Temptation in Matt. 4. ] the devil finds work for idle hands to do proverb someone who doesn't have enough work to do is liable to cause or get into trouble. the devil looks after his own proverb success or good fortune often seem to come to those who least deserve it. a devil of a —— informal used to emphasize great size or degree: we are in a devil of a mess here. the devil is in the details the details of a matter are its most problematic aspect. the devil's own —— informal used to emphasize the difficulty or seriousness of something: he was in the devil's own hurry. (the ) devil take the hindmost proverb everyone should (or does ) look after their own interests rather than considering those of others: full speed ahead and the devil take the hindmost. [with allusion to a chase by the Devil, in which the slowest will be caught. ] the devil to pay serious trouble to be dealt with: there was the devil to pay when we got home. give the devil his due proverb acknowledge the good qualities of even a bad or undeserving person. go to the devil 1 said in angry rejection or condemnation of someone. 2 fall into moral depravity: he must go to the devil in his own way. like the devil with great speed or energy: he drove like the devil. play the devil with have a damaging or disruptive effect on: this brandy plays the devil with one's emotions! speak (or talk ) of the devil said when a person appears just after being mentioned. [from the superstition that the devil will appear if his name is spoken. ]ORIGIN Old English dēofol (related to Dutch duivel and German Teufel ), via late Latin from Greek diabolos ‘accuser, slanderer ’ (used in the Septuagint to translate Hebrew śāṭān ‘Satan ’), from diaballein ‘to slander, ’ from dia ‘across ’ + ballein ‘to throw. ’
devil dance
devil dance ▶noun a dance performed as part of Buddhist ritual in Sri Lanka and Tibet, for the invocation, propitiation, or exorcism of spirits. DERIVATIVES devil dancer noun
deviled
dev iled |ˈdevəld ˈdɛvəld | ▶adjective (of food ) cooked with hot seasoning: deviled eggs.
devilfish
dev il fish |ˈdevəlˌfiSH ˈdɛvəlˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or devilfishes ) any of a number of marine creatures that are perceived as having a sinister appearance, in particular a devil ray, a stonefish, or an octopus or squid.
devilish
dev il ish |ˈdevəliSH ˈdɛv (ə )lɪʃ | ▶adjective of, like, or appropriate to a devil in evil and cruelty: devilish tortures. • mischievous and rakish: a wide, devilish grin. • very difficult to deal with or use: it turned out to be a devilish job. ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] informal, dated very; extremely: a devilish clever chap. DERIVATIVES dev il ish ness noun
devilishly
dev il ish ly |ˈdevəliSHlē ˈdɛv (ə )lɪʃli | ▶adverb in a devilish manner. • [ as submodifier ] informal very; extremely: their music is devilishly difficult.
devilling float
dev ¦il |ling float ▶noun a wooden or plastic block with tips of nails just protruding through its base, used to scratch the surface of plaster lightly to enable more plaster to adhere to it.
devil-may-care
dev il-may-care ▶adjective cheerful and reckless: lighthearted, devil-may-care young pilots.
devilment
dev il ment |ˈdevəlmənt ˈdɛvəlmənt | ▶noun reckless mischief; wild spirits: his eyes were blazing with devilment.
devil ray
dev il ray ▶noun a large, long-tailed ray that has a fleshy, hornlike projection on each side of the mouth. It occurs on or near the surface of warm seas and feeds on plankton. [Family Mobulidae: two genera and several species, including the manta. ]
devilry
dev il ry |ˈdevəlrē ˈdɛvəlri | ▶noun wicked activity: some devilry was afoot. • reckless mischief: a perverse sense of devilry urged her to lead him on. • black magic; dealings with the devil.
devil's advocate
dev il's ad vo cate ▶noun a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments: the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate to put the other side's case forward. • historical the popular title of the person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to challenge a proposed beatification or canonization, or the verification of a miracle.
devil's bit
dev il's bit ▶noun a North American plant of the lily family bearing tightly packed spikes of white flowers. [Chamaelirium luteum, family Liliaceae. ]
devil's claw
dev il's claw ▶noun a plant whose seedpods bear clawlike hooks that can harm livestock. [Two genera in the family Pedaliaceae: genus Proboscidea of warm regions of America, used in basketry or grown for their fruit, and Harpagophytum procumbens of southern Africa and Madagascar, used in herbal medicine. ]
devil's club
dev il's club ▶noun a very spiny, straggling shrub of western North America. [Oplopanax horridus, family Araliaceae. ]
devil's coach-horse
devil's coach-horse ▶noun Brit. a large black predatory rove beetle which raises its hind end and opens its jaws in a threatening manner when disturbed. ●Staphylinus olens, family Staphylinidae.
devil's darning needle
dev il's darn ing nee dle ▶noun another term for darner ( sense 2 ).
devil's food cake
dev il's food cake |devlsˈfuːdkeɪk | ▶noun a rich chocolate cake.
devil's grip
dev il's grip ▶noun informal term for Bornholm disease.
Devil's Island
Dev il's Is land a rocky island off the coast of French Guiana that was used from 1852 as a penal settlement, esp. for political prisoners. The last prisoner was released in 1953.
devils on horseback
dev ¦ils on horse |back |dɛvəlzɒnˈhɔːsbak | ▶plural noun chiefly Brit. a savoury snack of prunes individually wrapped in slices of bacon, served on toast or croutons.
devil's paintbrush
dev il's paint brush ▶noun a deep orange European hawkweed, which has become naturalized in North America. [Hieracium aurantiacum, family Compositae. ]
Devil's Tower
Dev il's Tower |ˈdevəlz ˈdɛvəlz | a rock column that is 865 feet (264 m ) high in northeastern Wyoming, a national monument on the Belle Fourche River.
devil's walking stick
dev il's walk ing stick ▶noun See Hercules-club.
deviltry
dev il try |ˈdevəltrē ˈdɛvəltri | ▶noun archaic variant of devilry.
devious
de vi ous |ˈdēvēəs ˈdiviəs | ▶adjective 1 showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals: he's as devious as a politician needs to be | they have devious ways of making money. 2 (of a route or journey ) longer and less direct than the most straightforward way: they arrived at the town by a devious route. DERIVATIVES de vi ous ly adverb, de vi ous ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin devius (from de- ‘away from ’ + via ‘way ’) + -ous. The original sense was ‘remote or sequestered ’; the later sense ‘departing from the direct route ’ gave rise to the figurative sense ‘deviating from the straight way ’ and hence ‘skilled in underhanded tactics. ’
devise
de vise |diˈvīz dəˈvaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism ) by careful thought: a training program should be devised | a complicated game of his own devising . 2 Law leave (real estate ) to someone by the terms of a will. ▶noun Law a clause in a will leaving real estate to someone. DERIVATIVES de vis a ble adjective, de vi see |diˌvīˈzē |noun devise ( sense 2 of the verb ), de vis er noun, de vi sor |-ˈvīzər |noun devise ( sense 2 of the verb ) ORIGIN Middle English: the verb from Old French deviser, from Latin divis- ‘divided, ’ from the verb dividere (this sense being reflected in the original English sense of the verb ); the noun is a variant of device (in the early sense ‘will, desire ’).
devitalize
de vi tal ize |dēˈvītlˌīz diˈvaɪdlaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. devitalized ) deprive of strength and vigor: an effective product to treat devitalized skin. DERIVATIVES de vi tal i za tion |dēˌvītləˈzāSHən |noun
devitrify
de vit ri fy |dēˈvitrəˌfī diˈvɪtrəfaɪ | ▶verb ( devitrifies, devitrifying, devitrified ) [ no obj. ] (of glass or vitreous rock ) become hard, opaque, and crystalline. • [ with obj. ] make hard, opaque, and crystalline. DERIVATIVES de vit ri fi ca tion |-ˌvitrəfiˈkāSHən |noun
Oxford Dictionary
Devi
Devi |ˈdeɪvi |Hinduism the supreme goddess, often identified with Parvati and Sakti. • ( devi ) Indian (in general use ) a goddess. • Indian used after the first name of a Hindu woman as a form of respect: Deval Devi. ORIGIN from Sanskrit.
deviance
de |vi ¦ance |ˈdiːviəns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the fact or state of diverging from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour. DERIVATIVES deviancy noun
deviant
de |vi ¦ant |ˈdiːvɪənt | ▶adjective departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour: deviant behaviour | a deviant ideology. • derogatory homosexual. ▶noun a deviant person or thing. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin deviant- ‘turning out of the way ’, from the verb deviare (see deviate ).
deviate
de ¦vi |ate ▶verb |ˈdiːvɪeɪt | [ no obj. ] (usu. deviate from ) depart from an established course: you must not deviate from the agreed route. • depart from usual or accepted standards: those who deviate from society's values. ▶noun & adjective |ˈdiːvɪət | old-fashioned term for deviant. DERIVATIVES deviator noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as an adjective in the sense ‘remote ’): from late Latin deviat- ‘turned out of the way ’, from the verb deviare, from de- ‘away from ’ + via ‘way ’. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.
deviation
de ¦vi |ation |diːvɪˈeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of departing from an established course or accepted standard: deviation from a norm | sexual deviation | [ count noun ] : deviations from Standard English. 2 Statistics the amount by which a single measurement differs from a fixed value such as the mean. 3 the deflection of a ship's compass needle caused by iron in the ship. DERIVATIVES deviationism noun, deviationist noun, deviational adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: via French from medieval Latin deviatio (n- ), from Latin deviare (see deviate ).
device
de ¦vice |dɪˈvʌɪs | ▶noun 1 a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment: a measuring device. • a bomb or other explosive weapon: an incendiary device. 2 a plan, method, or trick with a particular aim: writing a letter to a newspaper is a traditional device for signalling dissent. • a form of words intended to produce a particular effect in speech or a literary work: a rhetorical device. 3 a drawing or design: the decorative device on the invitations. • an emblematic or heraldic design: their shields bear the device of the Blazing Sun. • [ mass noun ] archaic the design or look of something: works of strange device. PHRASES leave someone to their own devices leave someone to do as they wish without supervision. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French devis, based on Latin divis- ‘divided ’, from the verb dividere. The original sense was ‘desire or intention ’, found now only in leave someone to their own devices (which has become associated with sense 2 ).
devil
devil |ˈdɛv (ə )l | ▶noun 1 (usu. the Devil ) (in Christian and Jewish belief ) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. • an evil spirit; a demon. • a very wicked or cruel person: they prefer voting for devils than for decent men. • (the devil ) fighting spirit; wildness: he was dangerous when the devil was in him. • (the devil ) a thing that is very difficult or awkward to do or deal with: it's going to be the very devil to disentangle. 2 [ with adj. ] informal a person with specified characteristics: the cunning old devil | you lucky devil. 3 (the devil ) expressing surprise or annoyance in various questions or exclamations: ‘Where the devil is he? ’. 4 an instrument or machine fitted with sharp teeth or spikes, used for tearing or other destructive work. 5 informal, dated a junior assistant of a barrister or other professional. See also printer's devil. ▶verb ( devils, devilling, devilled; US devils, deviling, deviled ) 1 [ no obj. ] informal, dated act as a junior assistant for a barrister or other professional. 2 [ with obj. ] N. Amer. harass or worry (someone ): he was deviled by a new-found fear. PHRASES be a devil! Brit. informal said when encouraging someone to do something that they are hesitating to do: ‘Go on, be a devil and stop being so staid! ’. between the devil and the deep blue sea in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant choices. devil a —— archaic not even one or any: the devil a man of you stirred himself over it. the devil can quote scripture for his purpose proverb people may conceal unworthy motives by reciting words that sound morally authoritative. [with allusion to the Temptation. ] the devil finds work for idle hands to do proverb if someone doesn't have enough work to occupy them, they are liable to cause or get into trouble. the devil looks after his own proverb success or good fortune often seem to come to those who least deserve it. a devil of a —— informal used to emphasize great size or degree: photographic equipment costs a devil of a lot. the devil's dozen thirteen. the devil's in the detail the details of a matter are its most problematic aspect. the devil's own —— informal used to emphasize the difficulty or seriousness of something: it was the devil's own job to get her to give me money. the devil to pay serious trouble to be dealt with. every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost see man. give the devil his due proverb if someone or something generally considered bad or undeserving has any redeeming features these should be acknowledged. go to the devil! said in angry rejection or condemnation of someone. like the devil with great speed or energy: he drove like the devil. play the devil with have a damaging or disruptive effect on: this brandy plays the devil with one's emotions! speak (or talk ) of the devil said when a person appears just after being mentioned. [from the superstition that the devil will appear if his name is spoken. ]ORIGIN Old English dēofol (related to Dutch duivel and German Teufel ), via late Latin from Greek diabolos ‘accuser, slanderer ’ (used in the Septuagint to translate Hebrew śāṭān ‘Satan ’), from diaballein ‘to slander ’, from dia ‘across ’ + ballein ‘to throw ’.
devil dance
devil dance ▶noun a dance performed as part of Buddhist ritual in Sri Lanka and Tibet, for the invocation, propitiation, or exorcism of spirits. DERIVATIVES devil dancer noun
devilfish
devil |fish |ˈdɛv (ə )lfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or devilfishes ) any of a number of marine creatures that are perceived as having a sinister appearance, in particular a devil ray, a stonefish, or an octopus or squid.
devilish
devil |ish |ˈdɛv (ə )lɪʃ | ▶adjective like or appropriate to a devil in evil and cruelty: devilish tortures. • mischievous and rakish: a wide, devilish grin. • very difficult to deal with or use: it turned out to be a devilish job. ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] informal, dated very; extremely: a devilish clever chap. DERIVATIVES devilishly adverb, devilishness noun
devilishly
dev il ish ly |ˈdevəliSHlē ˈdɛv (ə )lɪʃli | ▶adverb in a devilish manner. • [ as submodifier ] informal very; extremely: their music is devilishly difficult.
devilled
dev |illed |ˈdɛvld | ▶adjective (of food ) cooked with hot seasoning: devilled kidneys.
devilling float
dev ¦il |ling float ▶noun a wooden or plastic block with tips of nails just protruding through its base, used to scratch the surface of plaster lightly to enable more plaster to adhere to it.
devil-may-care
devil-may-care ▶adjective cheerful and reckless: light-hearted, devil-may-care young pilots.
devilment
devil |ment |ˈdɛv (ə )lm (ə )nt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] reckless mischief; wild spirits: his eyes were blazing with devilment.
devil ray
devil ray ▶noun a large long-tailed ray which has a fleshy horn-like projection on each side of the mouth. It occurs on or near the surface of warm seas and feeds on plankton. ●Family Mobulidae: two genera and several species, including the manta.
devilry
dev |il ¦ry |ˈdɛv (ə )lri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] wicked activity: some devilry was afoot. • reckless mischief: a perverse sense of devilry urged her to lead him on. • black magic; dealings with the devil.
devil's advocate
devil's ad ¦vo |cate ▶noun a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments. • historical a person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to challenge a proposed beatification or canonization, or the verification of a miracle.
devil's bit
devil's bit ▶noun any of a number of wild plants with a very short rootstock, said in folklore to have been bitten off by the devil, in particular: ● (also devil's bit scabious ) a blue-flowered plant native to Eurasia and North Africa (Succisa pratensis, family Dipsacaceae ). ● N. Amer. the blazing star (Chamaelirium luteum, family Liliaceae ).
devil's claw
devil's claw ▶noun a plant whose seed pods bear claw-like hooks which can harm livestock. ●Two genera in the family Pedaliaceae: genus Proboscidea of warm regions of America, used in basketry or grown for their fruit, and Harpagophytum procumbens of southern Africa and Madagascar, used in herbal medicine.
devil's club
devil's club ▶noun a very spiny straggling shrub of western North America. ●Oplopanax horridus, family Araliaceae.
devil's coach-horse
devil's coach-horse ▶noun Brit. a large black predatory rove beetle which raises its hind end and opens its jaws in a threatening manner when disturbed. ●Staphylinus olens, family Staphylinidae.
devil's darning needle
devil's darn |ing nee ¦dle ▶noun N. Amer. another term for darner.
devil's food cake
devil's food cake |dɛvlsˈfuːdkeɪk | ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a rich chocolate cake.
devil's grip
devil's grip ▶noun informal term for Bornholm disease.
Devil's Island
Devil's Is ¦land a rocky island off the coast of French Guiana, used from 1852 as a penal settlement, especially for political prisoners. The last prisoner was released in 1953.
devils on horseback
dev ¦ils on horse |back |dɛvəlzɒnˈhɔːsbak | ▶plural noun chiefly Brit. a savoury snack of prunes individually wrapped in slices of bacon, served on toast or croutons.
devil's paintbrush
devil's paint |brush ▶noun N. Amer. the European orange hawkweed, which has become naturalized in North America. ●Hieracium aurantiacum, family Compositae.
Devil's Tower
Dev il's Tower |ˈdevəlz ˈdɛvəlz | a rock column that is 865 feet (264 m ) high in northeastern Wyoming, a national monument on the Belle Fourche River.
devil's walking stick
devil's walk |ing stick ▶noun a prickly angelica tree native to the eastern US. Also called Hercules' club. ●Aralia spinosa, family Araliaceae.
deviltry
dev ¦il |try |ˈdɛv (ə )ltri | ▶noun archaic variant of devilry.
devious
devious |ˈdiːvɪəs | ▶adjective 1 showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals: he's as devious as a politician needs to be | they have devious ways of making money. 2 (of a route or journey ) longer and less direct than the most straightforward way. DERIVATIVES deviously adverb, deviousness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin devius (from de- ‘away from ’ + via ‘way ’) + -ous. The original sense was ‘remote ’; the later sense ‘departing from the direct route ’ gave rise to the figurative sense ‘deviating from the straight way ’ and hence ‘skilled in underhand tactics ’.
devise
devise |dɪˈvʌɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism ) by careful thought: a training programme should be devised | a complicated game of his own devising . 2 Law leave (something, especially real estate ) to someone by the terms of a will. ▶noun Law a clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone. DERIVATIVES devisable adjective, devisee |-ˈziː |noun devise ( sense 2 of the verb ), deviser noun, devisor noun devise ( sense 2 of the verb ) ORIGIN Middle English: the verb from Old French deviser, from Latin divis- ‘divided ’, from the verb dividere (this sense being reflected in the original English sense of the verb ); the noun is a variant of device (in the early sense ‘will, desire ’).
devitalize
devitalize |diːˈvʌɪt (ə )lʌɪz |(also devitalise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. devitalized ) deprive of strength and vigour: an effective product to treat devitalized skin. DERIVATIVES devitalization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun
devitrify
de |vit ¦rify |diːˈvɪtrɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( devitrifies, devitrifying, devitrified ) (with reference to glass or vitreous rock ) become or make hard, opaque, and crystalline. DERIVATIVES devitrification |-fɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
deviant
deviant adjective deviant behavior: aberrant, abnormal, atypical, anomalous, irregular, nonstandard; nonconformist, perverse, uncommon, unusual; freakish, strange, odd, peculiar, bizarre, eccentric, idiosyncratic, unorthodox, exceptional; warped, perverted; informal kinky, quirky. ANTONYMS normal. ▶noun we were seen as deviants: nonconformist, eccentric, maverick, individualist; outsider, misfit; informal oddball, weirdo, freak, screwball, kook, odd duck.
deviate
deviate verb do not deviate from the original plan: diverge from, digress from, drift from, stray from, veer from, swerve from; get sidetracked from, branch off from; differ from, vary from, run counter to, go in opposition to, contrast with.
deviation
deviation noun the slightest deviation could prove disastrous: divergence, digression, departure; difference, variation, variance; aberration, abnormality, irregularity, anomaly, inconsistency, discrepancy.
device
device noun 1 a device for measuring pressure: implement, gadget, utensil, tool, appliance, apparatus, instrument, machine, mechanism, contrivance, contraption; informal gizmo, widget, doohickey. 2 an ingenious legal device: ploy, tactic, move, stratagem, scheme, plot, plan, trick, ruse, maneuver, machination, contrivance, expedient, dodge, wile. 3 their shields bear his device: emblem, symbol, logo, badge, crest, insignia, coat of arms, escutcheon, seal, mark, design, motif; monogram, hallmark, trademark.
devil
devil noun 1 God and the Devil : Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer, the Prince of Darkness, the Evil One; informal Old Nick. 2 he drove out the devils from their bodies: evil spirit, demon, fiend, bogie; informal spook. 3 look what the cruel devil has done: brute, beast, monster, fiend; villain, sadist, barbarian, ogre. 4 he's a naughty little devil: rascal, rogue, imp, fiend, monkey, wretch; informal monster, horror, scamp, tyke, varmint. 5 informal the poor devils looked ill: wretch, unfortunate, creature, soul, person, fellow; informal thing, beggar. WORD LINKS diabolical relating to the Devil Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
devilish
devilish adjective 1 a devilish grin: diabolical, fiendish, demonic, satanic, demoniac, demoniacal; hellish, infernal; mischievous, wicked, impish, roguish. 2 a devilish job: difficult, tricky, ticklish, troublesome, thorny, awkward, problematic.
devil-may-care
devil-may-care adjective devil-may-care stunt pilots: reckless, rash, incautious, heedless, impetuous, impulsive, daredevil, hotheaded, wild, foolhardy, audacious, nonchalant, casual, breezy, flippant, insouciant, happy-go-lucky, easygoing, unworried, untroubled, unconcerned, harum-scarum.
devilment
devilment noun See devilry (sense 2 ).
devilry, deviltry
devilry, deviltry noun 1 some devilry was afoot: wickedness, evil, sin, iniquity, vileness, badness, wrongdoing, dishonesty, unscrupulousness, villainy, delinquency, devilishness, fiendishness; informal crookedness, shadiness. 2 she had a perverse sense of devilry: mischief, mischievousness, naughtiness, badness, perversity, impishness; misbehavior, troublemaking, misconduct; pranks, tricks, roguery, devilment; informal monkey business, shenanigans. 3 they dabbled in devilry: black magic, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry, necromancy, enchantment, incantation; the supernatural, occultism, the occult, the black arts, divination, voodoo, witchery, mojo.
devious
devious adjective 1 the devious ways in which they bent the rules: underhanded, deceitful, dishonest, dishonorable, unethical, unprincipled, immoral, unscrupulous, fraudulent, dubious, unfair, treacherous, duplicitous; crafty, cunning, calculating, artful, conniving, scheming, sly, wily; sneaky, furtive, secret, clandestine, surreptitious, covert, snide; informal crooked, shady, dirty, lowdown. 2 a devious route around the coast: circuitous, roundabout, indirect, meandering, winding, tortuous.
devise
devise verb they have devised a way to recycle contaminated oil: conceive, think up, dream up, work out, formulate, concoct; design, invent, coin, originate; compose, construct, fabricate, create, produce, develop; discover, hit on; hatch, contrive; informal cook up.
devitalize
devitalize verb the team's enthusiasm was devitalized by the unexpected defeat at Georgetown: weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, enervate, sap, drain, tax, exhaust, weary, tire (out ), fatigue, wear out, prostrate; indispose, incapacitate, lay low; informal knock out, do in, whack, bush, frazzle, poop. ANTONYMS strengthen.
Oxford Thesaurus
deviant
deviant adjective deviant behaviour: aberrant, deviating, divergent, abnormal, atypical, untypical, non-typical, anomalous, digressive, irregular, non-standard; nonconformist, rogue, perverse, transgressing, wayward; strange, odd, peculiar, uncommon, unusual, freak, freakish, curious, bizarre, eccentric, idiosyncratic, unorthodox, exceptional, singular, unrepresentative; distorted, twisted, warped, perverted; informal bent, kinky, quirky. ANTONYMS normal; orthodox. ▶noun lone parents are likely to be treated as deviants: nonconformist, eccentric, maverick, individualist, exception, outsider, misfit, fish out of water, square peg in a round hole, round peg in a square hole; informal oddball, odd fish, weirdo, weirdie, freak; N. Amer. informal screwball, kook.
deviate
deviate verb you must not deviate from the agreed route: diverge, digress, drift, stray, slew, veer, swerve, turn away, turn aside, get sidetracked, branch off, differ, vary, change, depart, be different; be at variance with, run counter to, contrast with, contravene, contradict; rare divagate.
deviation
deviation noun the slightest deviation from approved procedures could prove disastrous: divergence, digression, turning aside, departure, deflection, difference, variation, variance, alteration, veering, straying, fluctuation, aberration, abnormality, irregularity, anomaly, inconsistency, discrepancy, variableness, oddness, freakishness; change, shift, veer, swerve, bend, drift.
device
device noun 1 a device for measuring rapid pressure fluctuations: implement, gadget, utensil, tool, appliance, piece of equipment, apparatus, piece of apparatus, piece of hardware, instrument, machine, mechanism, contrivance, contraption, invention, convenience, amenity, aid; informal gizmo, widget, mod con. 2 he found an ingenious legal device to avoid facing prosecution: ploy, plan, cunning plan, tactic, move, means, stratagem, scheme, plot, trick, ruse, gambit, manoeuvre, machination, intrigue, contrivance, expedient, dodge, artifice, subterfuge, game, wile; Brit. informal wheeze; archaic shift. 3 their shields bear the device of the Blazing Sun: emblem, symbol, logo, badge, stamp, trademark, crest, insignia, coat of arms, escutcheon, seal, mark, figure, design, rune, logotype, logogram, monogram, hallmark, tag, motto, token, motif, colophon, ideogram.
devil
devil noun 1 they perform the ritual of driving out the devils from their bodies: evil spirit, demon, fiend, imp, bogie, ghost, spectre; informal spook; archaic bugbear; rare cacodemon. 2 look what the cruel devil has done to me: brute, beast, monster, savage, demon, fiend; villain, sadist, barbarian, terror, ogre; informal swine, bastard, pig; Scottish informal radge; vulgar slang shit. 3 informal he is four and a naughty little devil: rascal, rogue, imp, demon, fiend, monkey, wretch, scamp, mischief-maker, troublemaker, badly behaved child; informal mischief, monster, horror, holy terror; Brit. informal perisher; Irish informal spalpeen; N. English informal tyke, scally; N. Amer. informal varmint, hellion; archaic scapegrace, rapscallion, jackanapes. 4 informal the poor devils looked as though they could do with some refreshment: wretch, unfortunate, creature, soul, person, fellow; informal thing, beggar, bastard; Brit. vulgar slang sod, bugger. WORD LINKS devil diabolical, diabolic relating to the Devil Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
devilish
devilish adjective 1 he gave a wide, devilish grin: diabolical, diabolic, fiendish, satanic, demonic, demoniac, demoniacal, Mephistophelian; hellish, infernal, Hadean. 2 what devilish torture had they dreamed up? wicked, evil, accursed, sinful, iniquitous, nefarious, vile, foul, abominable, unspeakable, loathsome, monstrous, atrocious, heinous, hideous, odious, horrible, horrifying, shocking, appalling, dreadful, awful, terrible, ghastly, abhorrent, despicable, damnable, villainous, shameful, depraved, perverted, ungodly, dark, black, black-hearted, immoral, amoral; vicious, cruel, savage, brutish, bestial, barbaric, barbarous; rare cacodemonic, egregious, flagitious, facinorous. 3 it turned out to be a devilish job: difficult, tricky, ticklish, troublesome, thorny, awkward, problematic, problem, impossible, messy; informal a bitch of a, the (very ) devil of a; archaic kittle. ▶adverb informal, dated a devilish clever plan. See extremely.
devil-may-care
devil-may-care adjective those devil-may-care young pilots: reckless, rash, incautious, heedless, unheeding, hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitous, impetuous, impulsive, daredevil, hot-headed; irresponsible, wild, foolhardy, headlong, over-adventurous, over-venturesome, audacious, death-or-glory, hare-brained, madcap, imprudent, unwise, unthinking; nonchalant, casual, airy, breezy, flippant, swaggering, insouciant, indifferent, happy-go-lucky, easy-going; unworried, untroubled, unconcerned; Brit. tearaway; informal harum-scarum; rare temerarious. ANTONYMS solemn, serious.
devilment
devilment noun we got up to all kinds of devilment. See devilry (sense 2 ).
devilry, deviltry
devilry, deviltry noun 1 some devilry was afoot: wickedness, evil, evil-doing, evilness, sin, sinfulness, iniquity, iniquitousness, vileness, foulness, baseness, badness, wrong, wrongdoing, dishonesty, unscrupulousness, roguery, villainy, rascality, delinquency, viciousness, devilishness, fiendishness, heinousness; informal crookedness, shadiness; Law malfeasance; archaic knavery. 2 a perverse sense of devilry urged her to lead him on: mischief, naughtiness, badness, bad behaviour, misbehaviour, mischievousness, troublemaking, misconduct, misdemeanour, perversity, disobedience, pranks, impishness, tricks, larks, capers, nonsense, roguery, rascality, devilment, funny business; French diablerie; informal monkey tricks, monkey business, shenanigans, goings-on, hanky-panky; Brit. informal carry-on, carryings-on, jiggery-pokery. 3 they dabbled in devilry: black magic, sorcery, magic, witchcraft, wizardry, necromancy, enchantment, spell-working, incantation, the supernatural, occultism, the occult, the black arts, divination, malediction, voodoo, hoodoo, sympathetic magic, witching, witchery; charms, hexes, spells, jinxes; N. Amer. mojo, orenda; NZ makutu; S. African informal muti; rare sortilege, thaumaturgy, theurgy.
devious
devious adjective 1 he exposed the many devious ways in which governments bent the rules in their favour: underhand, underhanded, deceitful, dishonest, dishonourable, disreputable, unethical, unprincipled, immoral, unscrupulous, fraudulent, cheating, dubious, dirty, unfair, treacherous, duplicitous, double-dealing, below the belt, two-timing, two-faced, unsporting, unsportsmanlike; crafty, cunning, calculating, artful, conniving, scheming, designing, sly, wily, guileful, tricky; sneaky, sneaking, furtive, secret, secretive, clandestine, surreptitious, covert, veiled, shrouded, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hole-and-corner, hidden, back-alley, backstairs, under the table, conspiratorial; N. Amer. snide, snidey; informal crooked, shady, bent, low-down, murky, fishy; Brit. informal dodgy; Austral. /NZ informal shonky; S. African informal slim. ANTONYMS above board. 2 the A832 is a devious route around the coastal fringes: circuitous, roundabout, indirect, meandering, winding, serpentine, tortuous, rambling; rare anfractuous. ANTONYMS direct.
devise
devise verb scientists have devised a method of recycling oil contaminated with PCBs: conceive, think up, come up with, dream up, draw up, work out, form, formulate, concoct, design, frame, invent, coin, originate, compose, construct, fabricate, create, produce, put together, make up, develop, evolve; discover, hit on; hatch, cook up, contrive.
devitalize
devitalize verb her spirit had not been devitalized by the city: weaken, make weak, make feeble, enfeeble, debilitate, enervate, sap, drain, tax, overtax, wash out, overtire, exhaust, weary, tire, tire out, fatigue, jade, wear out, prostrate, undermine, impair, render infirm, indispose, incapacitate, cripple, disable, paralyse, immobilize, lay low, put out of action; informal knock out, do in, knacker, shatter, whack, bush, frazzle, wear to a frazzle, poop, take it out of, fag out; rare torpefy. ANTONYMS strengthen, reinforce.
Duden Dictionary
deviant
de vi ant Adjektiv Soziologie |devi a nt |zu lateinisch devians (Genitiv: deviantis ), 1. Partizip von: deviare = vom Wege abgehen von der Norm sozialen Verhaltens, vom Üblichen abweichend ein deviantes Verhalten
Devianz
De vi anz Substantiv, feminin besonders Soziologie , die |Devi a nz |die Devianz; Genitiv: der Devianz, Plural: die Devianzen Abweichung [von der Norm ]
Deviation
De vi a ti on Substantiv, feminin Fachsprache, besonders Soziologie, Sprachwissenschaft , die |Deviati o n |Abweichung
Deviationist
De vi a ti o nist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Deviation i st |der Deviationist; Genitiv: des Deviationisten, Plural: die Deviationisten jemand, der von der vorgezeichneten [Partei ]linie abweicht, Abweichler
Deviationistin
De vi a ti o nis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Deviation i stin |die Deviationistin; Genitiv: der Deviationistin, Plural: die Deviationistinnen weibliche Form zu Deviationist
deviieren
de vi ie ren schwaches Verb |devi ie ren |lateinisch von der [Partei ]linie abweichen
Devise
De vi se Substantiv, feminin , die |Dev i se |die Devise; Genitiv: der Devise, Plural: die Devisen französisch devise, ursprünglich = abgeteiltes Feld eines Wappens mit einem Sinnspruch, zu: deviser = einteilen, zu lateinisch dividere, dividieren 1 1 Wahlspruch, Losung seine [erste, oberste ] Devise ist: … | das ist seine Devise | immer nach der Devise »leben und leben lassen «2 a Pluraletantum älter = im Ausland zahlbarer Wechsel, ursprünglich vielleicht bezogen auf einen Wechselvordruck mit Aufdruck einer Devise 1 im Ausland auszuzahlende Zahlungsanweisungen in fremder Währung die Ausfuhr von Devisen b meist im Plural älter = im Ausland zahlbarer Wechsel, ursprünglich vielleicht bezogen auf einen Wechselvordruck mit Aufdruck einer Devise 1 Zahlungsmittel in fremder Währung Devisen kaufen, eintauschen | das Reisegeld in Devisen bei sich haben
Devisenabteilung
De vi sen ab tei lung Substantiv, feminin , die |Dev i senabteilung |für die Devisen 2a 2a, b zuständige Abteilung eines Kreditinstitutes
Devisenarbitrage
De vi sen ar bi t ra ge , De vi sen ar bi tra ge Substantiv, feminin , die |Dev i senarbitr a ge …traːʒə |die Devisenarbitrage; Genitiv: der Devisenarbitrage, Plural: die Devisenarbitragen Devisengeschäft unter Ausnutzung unterschiedlicher Devisenkurse an verschiedenen Börsen
Devisenausgleich
De vi sen aus gleich Substantiv, maskulin , der |Dev i senausgleich |
Devisenbeschränkung
De vi sen be schrän kung Substantiv, feminin , die |Dev i senbeschränkung |Einschränkung des freien Kaufs von Devisen 2b
Devisenbestimmung
De vi sen be stim mung Substantiv, feminin , die |Dev i senbestimmung |meist im Plural gesetzliche Bestimmung, die die Ein- oder Ausfuhr oder die Verwendung von Devisen 2b betrifft
Devisenbewirtschaftung
De vi sen be wirt schaf tung Substantiv, feminin Politik , die |Dev i senbewirtschaftung |Aufsicht und Lenkung des gesamten Zahlungs-, Kredit- und Kapitalverkehrs mit dem Ausland
Devisenbörse
De vi sen bör se Substantiv, feminin , die |Dev i senbörse |Börse für den Devisenhandel
Devisenbringer
De vi sen brin ger Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |Dev i senbringer |Wirtschaftsfaktor irgendeiner Art, der einem Land Devisen 2b bringt
Devisengeschäft
De vi sen ge schäft Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Dev i sengeschäft |Devisenhandel
Devisengesetz
De vi sen ge setz Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Dev i sengesetz |Gesetz über die Verwendung von Devisen 2b
Devisenhandel
De vi sen han del Substantiv, maskulin , der |Dev i senhandel |An- und Verkauf von Devisen 2b durch Banken
Devisenkurs
De vi sen kurs Substantiv, maskulin Börsenwesen , der |Dev i senkurs |Kurs der Devisen 2b
Devisenmarkt
De vi sen markt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Dev i senmarkt |gesamter an der Devisenbörse stattfindender Devisenhandel
Devisenreserve
De vi sen re ser ve Substantiv, feminin , die |Dev i senreserve |Bestand, Reserve eines Landes an Devisen
Devisenreserven
De vi sen re ser ven Pluralwort , die |Dev i senreserven |Pluraletantum Bestand an liquiden internationalen Zahlungsmitteln
Devisenschmuggel
De vi sen schmug gel Substantiv, maskulin , der |Dev i senschmuggel |Schmuggel von Devisen 2b
Devisenspekulation
De vi sen spe ku la ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Dev i senspekulation | Spekulation 2 mit Devisen 2b
devisenträchtig
de vi sen träch tig Adjektiv |dev i senträchtig |größere Mengen von Devisen 2b erwarten lassend devisenträchtige Touristikgeschäfte
Devisenvergehen
De vi sen ver ge hen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Dev i senvergehen |Vergehen gegen die Devisenbestimmungen
Devisenverkehr
De vi sen ver kehr Substantiv, maskulin , der |Dev i senverkehr |
devital
de vi tal Adjektiv Medizin |devit a l |lateinisch-neulateinisch leblos, abgestorben (z. B. von Zähnen mit abgestorbener Pulpa )
Devitalisation
De vi ta li sa ti on Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Devitalisati o n |die Devitalisation; Genitiv: der Devitalisation, Plural: die Devitalisationen Abtötung [der Pulpa ]
devitalisieren
de vi ta li sie ren schwaches Verb Medizin |devitalis ie ren |[die Pulpa ] abtöten
French Dictionary
déviance
déviance n. f. nom féminin Caractère de ce qui s ’écarte d ’une norme.
déviant
déviant , iante adj. adjectif Qui s ’écarte de la norme. : Des attitudes déviantes.
déviation
déviation n. f. nom féminin 1 Fait de s ’écarter de la direction normale. : La déviation d ’un satellite. SYNONYME écart . 2 Route ou section de route qui contourne une agglomération ou un obstacle temporaire et qui se rattache par ses extrémités à la voie directe ou à la voie habituelle. : La déviation signalée nous a fait faire un détour de dix kilomètres. déviation standard. Calque de « standard deviation » pour écart (-)type. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom dérivation, action de détourner un cours d ’eau.
dévidoir
dévidoir n. m. nom masculin Instrument où s ’enroulent des fils, des tuyaux, etc.
dévier
dévier v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif Modifier la direction de. : Les ingénieurs ont dévié la route pour élargir le pont. SYNONYME détourner . verbe intransitif S ’écarter de sa direction. : Le bateau a dévié de sa route en raison de la tempête. étudier Conjugaison Redoublement du i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l'indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous déviions, (que ) vous déviiez.
devin
devin devineresse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui prétend prédire l ’avenir. : Jules n ’est pas devin, il ne pouvait pas prévoir cela. SYNONYME diseur ; voyant .
deviner
deviner v. tr. verbe transitif Découvrir par intuition, déduction. : Devine qui vient nous voir! SYNONYME soupçonner . aimer
devinette
devinette n. f. nom féminin Question amusante. : Je vais te poser une devinette: Qui fait le tour du bois sans y entrer jamais? C ’est l ’écorce. SYNONYME énigme .
devis
devis n. m. nom masculin État détaillé des travaux à exécuter avec l ’estimation des prix. : J ’ai demandé un devis (et non une *cotation, un *estimé ) pour ces travaux. Note Orthographique devi s.
dévisager
dévisager v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Regarder quelqu ’un avec insistance. : Il est impoli de dévisager quelqu ’un. SYNONYME fixer . Se regarder l ’un l ’autre avec insistance. : Les adversaires se sont dévisagés un bref instant. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elles se sont dévisagées. changer Conjugaison Le g est suivi d ’un e devant les lettres a et o. Il dévisagea, nous dévisageons.
devise
devise n. f. nom féminin 1 Phrase concise exprimant une pensée. : La devise du Québec est Je me souviens. Note Typographique Au point de vue typographique, les devises, maximes, dictons, proverbes sont composés en italique dans un texte en romain et en romain dans un texte en italique. Je me souviens. Fluctuat nec mergitur (devise de la Ville de Paris ). Lorsque la devise constitue une phrase complète, le premier mot s ’écrit avec une majuscule. 2 Monnaie étrangère. : La livre sterling et l ’euro sont des devises. tableau – symboles des unités monétaires.
deviser
deviser v. intr. verbe intransitif littéraire Converser. : Mes parents devisent agréablement avec leurs amis. SYNONYME entretenir ; parler . aimer
dévissage
dévissage n. m. nom masculin Action de dévisser. : Le dévissage d ’un couvercle.
dévisser
dévisser v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif 1 Desserrer ce qui était fixé. : Dévisser un couvercle. 2 Ôter une vis, un écrou de. verbe intransitif alpinisme Lâcher prise et tomber. : Les alpinistes ont dévissé et sont tombés dans le ravin. aimer
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
deviant
de vi ant /díːviənt /形容詞 〈行動などが 〉 (基準から )逸脱した ; 常軌を逸した ; (特に性的に )異常な, 倒錯した .名詞 C 逸脱者 ; (性的 )倒錯者 .d é vi ance, d é vi an cy 名詞 U 逸脱 .
deviate
de vi ate /díːvièɪt /動詞 自動詞 〈人が 〉【基準などから 】逸脱する, 脱線する ; 〈乗り物などが 〉【進路から 】それる «from » .他動詞 【基準などから 】…をそれさせる, 逸脱させる «from » .形容詞 名詞 /díːviət /｟米 かたく ｠＝deviant .
deviation
de vi a tion /dìːviéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 C U 1 【基準などからの 】逸脱 (行為 ), 脱線 ; 性的倒錯 «from » .2 〘統計 〙偏差 (値 ).3 〘海 〙(羅針の )自差 .～ì sm 名詞 U (政治信条からの )逸脱, 偏向 .～ist 名詞 C ｟非難して ｠逸脱者 .
device
de vice /dɪváɪs /→devise 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /C 1 «…するための /…の » 装置 , 仕掛け, 道具, 器具 «to do /for » ▸ a device to measure [for measuring ] wind speed 風速を計るための装置 ▸ a safety device 安全装置 ▸ a labor-saving device 労力を節約する道具 2 ｟かたく ｠ «…するための /…の » 工夫 , 計画, 手だて, 方策 ; 計略, たくらみ «to do /for » ▸ The device is doomed to fail .その計画 [たくらみ ]は絶対に失敗する 3 ｟主に英 報道 ｠爆弾, 爆発物 ▸ a nuclear device 核爆弾 ▸ an explosive device 爆破装置 ; 爆弾 4 (文学的 )特殊 [比喩 （ひゆ ）]表現 ;〘 劇 〙 (芸術効果を出すための )せりふ, 照明 ▸ Irony is a very common device .皮肉はとてもありふれた表現法である 5 図案, 模様, 意匠 ; (紋章などの )図柄 .6 〘コンピュ 〙デバイス 〘マウス ハードディスク プリンタなどの周辺機器 〙.l è ave A to A's ò wn dev í ces A 〈人 〉に好きに [勝手に ]やらせる ; Aの手腕にまかせる (!しばしば受け身で ) .～̀ dr í ver 〘コンピュ 〙デバイスドライバ 〘周辺機器を制御するプログラム 〙.
devil
dev il /dév (ə )l /〖語源は 「悪口を言うもの 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 a. 〖通例the D- 〗魔王 , サタン (Satan ) 〘ユダヤ教 キリスト教 イスラム教などで, 神の敵であり人間の誘惑者である存在; 角 （つの ）しっぽ 割れたひづめを持っていると描かれている 〙.b. 悪魔 (demon ), 悪鬼 .関連 devilを使ったことわざ ▸ Speak [｟英 ｠Talk ] of the ～ (and he is sure to appear ).「うわさをすれば影 」▸ Better the ～ you know (than the ～ you don't ).「知らない敵よりも知っている敵の方がまだましだ 」▸ The ～ finds [makes ] work for idle hands .｟やや古 ｠「小人閑居して不善をなす 」▸ Needs must when the ～ drives .｟英 ｠「背に腹はかえられない 」.2 ｟くだけた話 おどけて ｠a. …なやつ , 人, 子 (!lucky, poor, handsomeなどの 形容詞 を伴う ) ▸ a poor [silly ] devil かわいそうな [ばかな ]やつ b. 〖時にlittle /old ～〗(親しみをこめて )ひどいやつ ; いたずらっ子 ▸ Tom is a bit of a devil .トムはちょっとしたいたずらっ子ですよ 3 ｟話 やや古 くだけて ｠〖the ～; 疑問詞の後で 〗いったい (全体 )(in the world, on earth ) (!困惑 驚きを示す ) ▸ What the devil are you talking about? いったいあなたは何のことを話しているのですか 4 ｟話 やや古 ｠〖a /the ～ of A 〗ひどい , 大変なA 〈人 時間 迷惑など 〉; とても困難なA 〈問題 仕事など 〉; 〖the ～〗困ったこと, わずらわしいこと ▸ have a devil of a job lifting [to lift ] a stone 石を持ち上げるのに一苦労する ▸ There will be the devil to pay .あとで面倒なことになるぞ 5 ｟やや古 ｠邪悪な [残忍な ]人, 悪人 ; (悪徳などの )化身 ▸ a hideous devil 恐るべき悪人 ▸ the devil incarnate 悪の権化 （ごんげ ）6 精力的な [むこうみずな ]人 ; ｟比喩 （ひゆ ）的に ｠【仕事などの 】鬼 «for » .7 〖the ～〗闘争心 .8 印刷所の小僧 ; 下請け文筆業者 ; 弁護士の見習い .9 (ぼろ書類の )寸断機 .10 (インド アフリカなどの )砂あらし .Be a d é vil .｟英話 ｠思い切ってやって [食べて ]みろ .between the d é vil and the d è ep bl ù e s é a 進退きわまって, 身動きができなくて .g ì ve the d è vil his d ú e 嫌いな人の能力 [良い面 ]を正当に認める .g ò to the d é vil 1 悪習慣に陥る, 堕落する, 破滅する .2 ｟話 やや古 ｠〖命令形で 〗うせろ, くたばってしまえ .like the d é vil ｟くだけた話 やや古 ｠猛烈に 〈働くなど 〉; すごい勢いで 〈スピードを出すなど 〉.pl à y the d é vil with A 〈物 事が 〉A 〈物 事 〉をこわす, だめにする, めちゃめちゃにする .The d è vil made me d ó it .｟話 おどけて ｠魔がさしたんだ (!言い訳に使う ) .the d é vil's ò wn A ｟くだけて ｠とてもつらい, 大変なA 〈仕事など 〉.The d è vil t à ke the h í ndmost .｟英 非難して やや古 ｠早い者勝ちだ (!「最後の者が鬼に食われる 」という意から ) .動詞 ～s ; ～ed , ｟英 ｠～led ; ～ing , ｟英 ｠～ling 他動詞 1 〈食べ物 〉を辛く料理する .2 ｟米 ｠〈人など 〉を悩ませる, いじめる, 苦しめる .自動詞 【作家 弁護士などの 】下働きをする «for » .～̀ 's á dvocate 1 (議論の活性化のため )わざと反対の立場をとる者 .2 〘宗 〙(カトリックの )列聖調査審問検事 .～́ 's f ò od c à ke ｟米 ｠チョコレートケーキ .
deviled
d é v iled ｟英 ｠-illed 形容詞 辛い味を付けた .
devilfish
d é vil f ì sh 名詞 複 →fish C 〘魚 〙大エイ, イトマキエイ ; アンコウ ; タコ ; イカ .
devilish
dev il ish /dév (ə )lɪʃ /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 悪魔のような ; 残忍な 〈行動など 〉.2 いたずら好きな .3 ｟くだけて ｠〖強調して 〗すごい, 並はずれた .副詞 ｟くだけて ｠すごく, 大変, ひどく (devilishly ).～ly 副詞 ｟やや古 くだけて ｠おそろしく, ひどく .
devil-may-care
d è vil-may-c á re 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗不注意な, 軽率な 〈態度など 〉; ｟ほめて ｠楽天的な, のんきな .
devilment
d é v il ment 名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠悪行 ; ひどい行動 .
deviltry
dev il try ｟英 ｠-ry /dév (ə )ltri //-ri /名詞 複 -tries , ｟英 ｠-ries 1 ＝devilment .2 U 魔法, 魔術 .
devious
de vi ous /díːviəs /形容詞 1 〈人 行為などが 〉悪質な, 悪賢い .2 〈人などが 〉ひねくれた, 素直でない .3 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗遠回りの 〈道など 〉.4 回りくどい ; 〈やり方などが 〉常道をはずれた .～ly 副詞 よこしまに ; 遠回りして .～ness 名詞 U 不正, ごまかし .
devise
de vise /dɪváɪz /〖語源は 「分割する 」〗動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; devising 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈計画 方法 機械など 〉を工夫する , 考案する, 発明する ▸ Ways can be devised to combat the problem .その問題に対処する方法がいくつか考えられる 2 〘法 〙 «…に » 〈不動産など 〉を遺贈する «to » .自動詞 計画の立案をする, 考案する ; 工夫する .名詞 〘法 〙U 遺贈 ; 遺贈財産 ;C 遺贈文言 .
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