English-Thai Dictionary
Malabar
N แคว้น หนึ่ง ใน อินเดีย kwan-nuang-nai-in-dia
Malabar Coast
N บริเวณ ชายฝั่ง ทาง ตะวันตกเฉียงใต้ ของ อินเดีย bo-ri-wen-chai-fang-tang-ta-wan-tok-chiang-tai-kong-in-dia
Malacca
N เมือง ใน แหลม มลายู muang-nai-lam-ma-lai-yu
Malagasy
N ชาว Madagascar chow
Malaprop
N ตัวละคร ของ Sheridan ใน เรื่อง The Rivals tua-la-kon-kong-nai-rueng
Malawi
N รัฐ มาลาวี ใน แอฟริกา rad-ma-la-we-nai-af-fri-ka
Malay
ADJ แห่ง มลายู hang-ma-la-yu
Malay
N ชาว มลายู chow-ma-la-yu
Malay
N ภาษามลายู pa-sa-ma-la-yu
Malay Archipelago
N หมู่เกาะ มลายู อยู่ ระหว่าง เอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ และ ออสเตรเลีย mu-kor-ma-la-yu-yu-ra-wang-a-chia-ta-wan-ook-chiang-tai-lae-os-tre-lia
Malay Peninsula
N คาบสมุทร หรือ ใน เอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ kab-sa-mud-rue-nai-a-chia-ta-wan-ook-chiang-tai
Malaya
N แหลม มลายู lam-ma-la-yu
Malayalam
N ภาษา ดราวิเดียน ของ อิเดี ย pa-sa-da-wi-dian-kong-in-dia
Malayan
N ภาษามลายู pa-sa-ma-la-yu
Malaysia
N ประเทศ มาเลเซีย (ชื่อ ทางการ คือ Federation of Malaysia pra-thed-ma-lea-sia
Malaysia
N มาเลเซีย ma-lea-sia
Malaysian
N ชาว มาเลเซีย คน มาเลเซีย chow-ma-lea-sia
Malaysian
N คน มาเล ย์ ชาว มาเล ย์ kon-ma-lea
malacca
N ชื่อ รัฐ ใน มาเลเซีย
malachite
N มรกต emerald mor-ra-kod
maladjusted
ADJ ซึ่ง ปรับตัว ไม่ดี กับ สภาพแวดล้อม sueng-prab-tua-mai-de-kab-sa-pab-waed-lom
maladjustment
N การปรับตัว ได้ ไม่ดี กับ สภาพแวดล้อม kan-prab-tua-mai-de-kab-sa-pab-waed-lom
maladministration
N การ จัดการ ที่ ไม่ดี หรือไม่ ซื่อสัตย์ การปรับตัว ไม่ดี การ จัดการ ไม่ มีประสิทธิภาพ mismanagement misrule kan-jad-kan-ti-mai-de-rue-mai-sue-sad
maladroit
ADJ ไม่ชำนาญ ไม่ คล่องตัว อุ้ยอ้าย งุ่มง่าม clumsy inept awkward adroit mao-cham-nan
maladroitly
ADV อย่าง งุ่มง่าม อย่าง อุ้ยอ้าย awkward clumsy yang-ngum-ngam
maladroitness
N ความอุ้ยอ้าย ความ งุ่มง่าม awkwardness clumsiness kwam-aui-ai
malady
N ปัญหา pan-ha
malady
N โรค ความเจ็บป่วย disease illness ailment rok
malaga
N ชื่อ เมือง ใน สเปน ทาง ตอน ใต้
malaise
N ความกังวลใจ ความไม่พอใจ anxiety unease depression kwam-kang-won-jai
malaise
N อาการป่วย ไข้ ความ ไม่สบาย illness ar-kan-puai-kai
malanders
N โรค หิด บน เข่า ของ ขาม้า
malapert
A ที่ ทะลึ่ง หน้า ที่ กล้า อย่าง ไม่ ดู กาละ เท ศะ
malapropism
N การ ใช้ คำ ผิด ความหมาย misusage error kan-chai-kam-pid-kwam-mai
malapropos
ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่เหมาะสม inappropriate inpportune inexpedient irrelevant untimely sueng-mai-mor-som
malar
N กระดูกโหนกแก้ม โหนกแก้ม cheekbone zygomatic bone kra-duk-nok-kam
malaria
N ไข้มาลาเรีย ไข้จับสั่น malarial fever malaria tropical disease kai-ma-la-rie
malarial
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ มาเล เรี ย kiao-kab-ma-lea-sia
malarian
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ มาเล เรี ย kiao-kab-ma-lea-sia
malarious
ADJ ซึ่ง เป็นพิษ ซึ่ง เป็นอันตราย harmful fetid unwholesome noxious sueng-pen-pid
malarkey
SL ไร้สาระ rai-sa-ra
malarky
ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่จริงใจ (คำ สแลง malarkey sueng-mai-jing-jai
malate
N เกลือ ของ malic acid
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MALACHITE
n.[Gr. mallows, L. malva, soft, so names from its resembling the color of the leaf of mallows.] An oxyd of copper, combined with carbonic acid, found in solid masses of a beautiful green color. It consists of layers, in the form of nipples or needles converging towards a common center. It takes a good polish and is often manufactured into toys.
MALACOLITE
n.[Gr. mallows, from its color. ] Another name for diopside, a variety of pyroxene.
MALACOPTERYGEOUS
a.[Gr. soft, a point or feather. ] Having bony rays of fins, not sharp or pointed at the extremity; as a fish.
MALACOSTOMOUS
a.[Gr. soft, and mouth. ] Having soft jaws without teeth; as a fish.
MALADMINISTRATION
n.[See Mal and Administer. ] Bad management of public affairs; vicious or defective conduct in administration, or the performance of official duties, particularly of executive and ministerial duties, prescribed by law; as the maladministration of a king, or of any chief magistrate.
MALADY
n.[L. malum; Eng. mellow, L. mollis.] 1. Any sickness or disease of the human body; any distemper from impaired, defective or morbid organic functions; more particularly, a lingering or deep seated disorder or indisposition. It may be applied to any animal body, but is, I believe, rarely or never applied to plants.
The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind.
2. Defect or corruption of the heart; depravity; moral disorder or corruption of moral principles. Depravity of heart is a moral malady.
3. Disorder of the understanding or mind.
MALAGA
n.A species of wine imported from Malaga, in Spain.
MALANDERS
n.A dry scab on the pastern of a horse.
MALAPERT
a.[mal and pert. ] Saucy; quick, with impudence; sprightly, without respect or decency; bold; forward. Are you growing malapert?
MALAPERTLY
adv. Saucily; with impudence.
MALAPERTNESS
n.Sauciness; impudent pertness or forwardness; sprightliness of reply without decency.
MALAPROPOS
adv. malap'ropo. Unsuitably.
MALAR
a.[L. mala, the cheek. ] Pertaining to the cheek.
MALATE
n.[L. malum, an apple. ] A salt formed by the malic acid, the acid of apples, combined with a base.
MALAXATE
v.t.To soften; to knead to softness.
MALAXATION
n.The act of moistening and softening; or the forming of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters. [Little used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MALA
Ma "la, n.; pl. of Malum. Etym: [L.]
Defn: Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law. Mala in se Etym: [L.] (Law ), offenses which are such from their own nature, at common law, irrespective of statute. -- Mala prohibita Etym: [L.] (Law ), offenses prohibited by statute, as distinguished from mala in se, which are offenses at common law.
MALABAR
MALABAR Mal "a *bar `, n.
Defn: A region in the western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains and the sea. Malabar nut (Bot. ), the seed of an East Indian acanthaceous shrub, the Adhatoda Vasica, sometimes used medicinally.
MALACATUNE
MALACATUNE Mal `a *ca *tune ", n.
Defn: See Melocoton.
MALACCA
MALACCA Ma *lac "ca, n.
Defn: A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula. Malacca cane (Bot. ), a cane obtained from a species of palm of the genus Calamus (C. Scipionum ), and of a brown color, often mottled. The plant is a native of Cochin China, Sumatra, and Malays.
MALACHITE
Mal "a *chite, n. Etym: [Fr. Gr. malachite. Cf. Mallow. ] (Min. )
Defn: Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure.
Note: Green malachite, or malachite proper, admits of a high polish, and is sometimes used for ornamental work. Blue malachite, or azurite, is a related species of a deep blue color. Malachite green. See Emerald green, under Green, n.
MALACISSANT
Mal `a *cis "sant, a. Etym: [See Malacissation. ]
Defn: Softening; relaxing. [Obs. ]
MALACISSATION
Mal `a *cis *sa "tion, n. Etym: [L. malacissare to make soft, Gr.
Defn: The act of making soft or supple. [Obs. ] Bacon.
MALACOBDELLA
Mal `a *cob *del "la, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of nemertean worms, parasitic in the gill cavity of clams and other bivalves. They have a large posterior sucker, like that of a leech. See Illust. of Bdellomorpha.
MALACODERM
Mal "a *co *derm, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata ), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies.
MALACOLITE
Mal "a *co *lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite. ] (Min. )
Defn: A variety of pyroxene.
MALACOLOGIST
MALACOLOGIST Mal `a *col "o *gist, n.
Defn: One versed in the science of malacology.
MALACOLOGY
Mal `a *col "o *gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. malacologie.]
Defn: The science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks.
MALACOPODA
Mal `a *cop "o *da, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. -poda. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A class of air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also Protracheata, and Onychophora.
Note: They somewhat resemble myriapods, and have from seventeen to thirty-three pairs of short, imperfectly jointed legs, two pairs of simple jaws, and a pair of antennæ. The trancheæ are connected with numerous spiracles scattered over the surface of the body. Peripatus is the only known genus. See Peripatus.
MALACOPTERYGIAN
Mal `a *cop `ter *yg "i *an, n. Etym: [Cf. F. malacoptérygien.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Malacopterygii.
MALACOPTERYGII
Mal `a *cop `te *ryg "i *i, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri.
MALACOPTERYGIOUS
MALACOPTERYGIOUS Mal `a *cop `ter *yg "i *ous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Belonging to the Malacopterygii.
MALACOSTEON
Mal `a *cos "te *on, n. Etym: [NL. , Gr. fr. (Med. )
Defn: A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking.
MALACOSTOMOUS
Mal `a *cos "to *mous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes.
MALACOSTRACA
Mal `a *cos "tra *ca, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.
MALACOSTRACAN
MALACOSTRACAN Mal `a *cos "tra *can, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Malacostraca.
MALACOSTRACOLOGY
Mal `a *cos `tra *col "o *gy, n. Etym: [Malacostracan + -logy. ]
Defn: That branch of zoölogical science which relates to the crustaceans; -- called also carcinology.
MALACOSTRACOUS
MALACOSTRACOUS Mal `a *cos "tra *cous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Belonging to the Malacostraca.
MALACOTOON
MALACOTOON Mal `a *co *toon ", n. (Bot. )
Defn: See Melocoton.
MALACOZOA
Mal `a *co *zo "a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also Malacozoaria.
MALACOZOIC
MALACOZOIC Mal `a *co *zo "ic, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa.
MALADDRESS
Mal `ad *dress ", n. Etym: [Mal- + address. ]
Defn: Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one. W. D. Howells.
MALADJUSTMENT
Mal `ad *just "ment, n. Etym: [Mal- + adjustment. ]
Defn: A bad adjustment.
MALADMINISTRATION
Mal `ad *min `is *tra "tion, n. Etym: [Mal- + administration. ]
Defn: Bad administration; bad management of any business, especially of public affairs. [Written also maleadministration. ]
MALADROIT
Mal `a *droit ", a. Etym: [F. See Malice, and Adroit. ]
Defn: Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- Mal "a *droit `ly, adv. -- Mal `a *droit "ness, n.
MALADY
Mal "a *dy, n.; pl. Maladies. Etym: [F. maladie, fr. malade ill, sick, OF. also, malabde, fr. L. male habitus, i. e., ill-kept, not in good condition. See Malice, and Habit. ]
1. Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder. The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind. Buckminster.
2. A moral or mental defect or disorder. Love's a malady without a cure. Dryden.
Syn. -- Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease; illness. See Disease.
MALAGA
MALAGA Mal "a *ga, n.
Defn: A city and a province of Spain, on the Mediterranean. Hence, Malaga grapes, Malaga raisins, Malaga wines.
MALAGASH
MALAGASH Mal `a *gash ", n.
Defn: Same as Malagasy.
MALAGASY
MALAGASY Mal `a *gas "y, n. sing. & pl.
Defn: A native or natives of Madagascar; also (sing. ), the language.
MALAISE
Ma `laise ", n. Etym: [F., fr. mal ill + aise ease. ] (Med. )
Defn: An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease.
MALAMATE
MALAMATE Ma *lam "ate, n. (Chem. )
Defn: A salt of malamic acid.
MALAMBO
Ma *lam "bo, n. Etym: [Pg. ]
Defn: A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub Croton Malambo.
MALAMETHANE
Mal `am *eth "ane, n. Etym: [Malamic + ethane. ] (Chem. )
Defn: A white crystalline substance forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid.
MALAMIC
Ma *lam "ic, a. Etym: [Malic + amic. ] (Chem. )
Defn: Of or pertaining an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts.
MALAMIDE
Ma *lam "ide, n. Etym: [Malic + amide. ] (Chem. )
Defn: The acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine.
MALANDERS
Mal "an *ders, n. pl. Etym: [F. malandres, fr. L. malandria blisters or pustules on the neck, especially in horses.] (Far. )
Defn: A scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See Sallenders. [Written also mallenders. ]
MALAPERT
Mal "a *pert, a. Etym: [OF. malapert unskillful, ill-taught, ill-bred; mal ill + apert open, adroit, intelligent, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire to open. See Malice, and Aperient. ]
Defn: Bold; forward; impudent; saucy; pert. Shak. -- n.
Defn: A malapert person. Are you growing malapert! Will you force me to make use of my authority Dryden. -- Mal "a *pert `ly, adv. -- Mal "a *pert `ness, n.
MALAPROPISM
Mal "a *prop *ism, n. Etym: [From Mrs. Malaprop, a character in Sheridan's drama, " The Rivals," who makes amusing blunders in her use of words. See Malapropos. ]
Defn: A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.
MALAPROPOS
Mal *ap "ro *pos `, a. & adv. Etym: [F. mal à propos; mal evil + à propos to the purpose. ]
Defn: Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.
MALAPTERURUS
Mal *ap `te *ru "rus, n. Etym: [NL. , from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of African siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. See Electric cat, under Electric.
MALAR
Ma "lar, a. Etym: [L. mala the cheek: cf. F. malaire.] (Anat. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal.
MALAR
MALAR Ma "lar, n. (Anat. )
Defn: The cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit.
MALARIA
Ma *la "ri *a, n. Etym: [It. , contr. fr. malaaria bad air. See Malice, and Air. ]
1. Air infected with some noxious substance capable of engendering disease; esp. , an unhealthy exhalation from certain soils, as marshy or wet lands, producing fevers; miasma.
Note: The morbific agent in malaria is supposed by some to be a vegetable microbe or its spores, and by others to be a very minute animal blood parasite (an infusorian ).
2. (Med. )
Defn: A morbid condition produced by exhalations from decaying vegetable matter in contact with moisture, giving rise to fever and ague and many other symptoms characterized by their tendency to recur at definite and usually uniform intervals.
MALARIAL; MALARIAN; MALARIOUS
MALARIAL; MALARIAN; MALARIOUS Ma *la "ri *al, Ma *la "ri *an, Ma *la "ri *ous, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria. Malarial fever (Med. ), a fever produced by malaria, and characterized by the occurrence of chills, fever, and sweating in distinct paroxysms, At intervals of definite and often uniform duration, in which these symptoms are wholly absent (intermittent fever ), or only partially so (remittent fever ); fever and ague; chills and fever.
MALARIA PARASITE
MALARIA PARASITE Malaria parasite.
Defn: Any of several minute protozoans of the genus Plasmodium (syn. Hæmatozoön ) which in their adult condition live in the tissues of mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles (which see ) and when transferred to the blood of man, by the bite of the mosquito, produce malaria. The young parasites, or sporozoites, enter the red blood corpuscles, growing at their expense, undergoing sporulation, and finally destroying the corpuscles, thus liberating in the blood plasma an immense number of small spores called merozoites. An indefinite but not ultimated number of such generations may follow, but if meanwhile the host is bitten by a mosquito, the parasites develop into gametes in the stomach of the insect. These conjugate, the zygote thus produced divides, forming spores, and eventually sporozoites, which, penetrating to the salivary glands of the mosquito, may be introduced into a new host. The attacks of the disease coincide with the dissolution of the corpuscles and liberation of the spores and products of growth of the parasites into the blood plasma. Several species of the parasite are distinguished, as P. vivax, producing tertian malaria; P. malariæ, quartan malaria; and P. (subgenus Laverania ) falciferum, the malarial fever of summer and autumn common in the tropics.
MALASHAGANAY
Ma `la *sha "ga *nay, n. Etym: [Indian name. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The fresh-water drumfish (Haploidonotus grunniens ).
MALASSIMILATION
Mal `as *sim `i *la "tion, n. Etym: [Mal- + assimilation. ] (Physiol.)(a ) Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents of the food. (b ) An imperfect elaboration by the tissues of the materials brought to them by the blood.
MALATE
Ma "late, n. Etym: [L. malum apple: cf. F. malate. See Malic. ] (Chem. )
Defn: A salt of malic acid.
MALAX; MALAXATE
Ma "lax, Ma *lax "ate, v. t. Etym: [L. malaxare, malaxatum, cf. Gr. malaxer. ]
Defn: To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance. [R.]
MALAXATION
Mal `ax *a "tion, n. Etym: [L. malaxatio: cf. F. malaxation. ]
Defn: The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters. [R.]
MALAXATOR
MALAXATOR Mal "ax *a `tor, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, malaxates; esp. , a machine for grinding, kneading, or stirring into a pasty or doughy mass. [R.]
MALAY
MALAY Ma *lay ", n.
Defn: One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.
MALAY; MALAYAN
MALAY; MALAYAN Ma *lay ", Ma *lay "an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country. -- n.
Defn: The Malay language. Malay apple (Bot. ), a myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Malaccensis ) common in India; also, its applelike fruit.
MALAYALAM
MALAYALAM Ma "la *ya "lam, n.
Defn: The name given to one the cultivated Dravidian languages, closely related to the Tamil. Yule.
New American Oxford Dictionary
mala
mala |ˈmɑːlɑː | ▶noun (in Hinduism and Sikhism ) a string of prayer beads. ORIGIN from Hindi mālā.
Malabar Christians
Malabar Chris |tians |ˈmaləbɑː | a group of Christians of SW India who trace their foundation to a mission of St Thomas the Apostle and have historically used a Syriac liturgy. Many now form a Uniate (Catholic ) Church; others have links to the Syrian Orthodox or the Anglican Church.
Malabar Coast
Mal a bar Coast |ˈmaləˌbär ˌmæləˌbɑr ˈkoʊst | the southern part of the western coast of India, including the coastal region of Karnataka and most of the state of Kerala. ORIGIN Malabar from Malabars, the name of an ancient Dravidian people.
Malabo
Ma la bo |məˈläbō ˈmæləboʊ | the capital of Equatorial Guinea, on the island of Bioko; pop. 96,000 (est. 2007 ).
malabsorption
mal ab sorp tion |ˌmaləbˈsôrpSHən, -ˈzôrp -ˌmæləbˈsɔrpʃən | ▶noun imperfect absorption of food material by the small intestine.
Malacca
Ma lac ca variant spelling of Melaka.
malacca
ma lac ca |məˈlakə məˈlɑkə | ▶noun brown cane that is widely used for walking sticks and umbrella handles. [The cane is obtained from the stem of a Malaysian climbing palm (Calamus scipionum, family Palmae ).] • a walking stick of malacca cane. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the place name Malacca .
Malacca, Strait of
Ma lac ca, Strait of |məˈläkə, -ˈlakə məˈlɑkə | the channel between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, an important sea passage linking the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea. The ports of Melaka and Singapore lie on this strait.
Malachi
Mal a chi |ˈmaləˌkī ˈmæləkaɪ | a book of the Bible belonging to a period before Ezra and Nehemiah. ORIGIN from Hebrew mal'āḵī, literally ‘my messenger ’; Malachi is probably not a personal name, though often taken as such.
malachite
mal a chite |ˈmaləˌkīt ˈmæləˌkaɪt | ▶noun a bright green mineral consisting of copper hydroxyl carbonate. It typically occurs in masses and fibrous aggregates with azurite and is capable of taking a high polish. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French melochite, via Latin from Greek molokhitis, from molokhē, variant of malakhē ‘mallow. ’
malaco-
malaco- ▶comb. form soft: malacostracan. ORIGIN from Greek malakos ‘soft. ’
malacology
mal a col o gy |ˌmaləˈkäləjē ˌmæləˈkɑləʤi | ▶noun the branch of zoology that deals with mollusks. Compare with conchology. DERIVATIVES mal a co log i cal |-kəˈläjikəl |adjective, mal a col o gist |-jist |noun
Malacostraca
Mal a cos tra ca |ˌmaləˈkästrəkə ˌmæləˈkɑstrəkə |Zoology a large class of crustaceans that includes crabs, shrimps, lobsters, isopods, and amphipods. They have compound eyes, which are typically on stalks. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from malaco- ‘soft ’ + Greek ostrakon ‘shell. ’
malacostracan
mal a cos tra can |ˌmaləˈkästrəkən ˌmæləˈkɑstrəkən |Zoology ▶noun a crustacean of the large class Malacostraca, such as a crab, shrimp, or lobster. ▶adjective relating to or denoting malacostracans.
maladaptive
mal a dap tive |ˌmaləˈdaptiv ˌmæləˈdæptɪv | ▶adjective technical not providing adequate or appropriate adjustment to the environment or situation. DERIVATIVES mal ad ap ta tion |-ˌadəpˈtāSHən, -ˌadˌap - |noun, mal a dap ted |-ˈdaptəd |adjective
maladjusted
mal ad just ed |ˌmaləˈjəstid ˈˌmæləˈʤəstəd | ▶adjective failing or unable to cope with the demands of a normal social environment: maladjusted behavior. DERIVATIVES mal ad just ment |-ˈjəstmənt |noun
maladminister
mal ad min is ter |ˌmalədˈministər ˌmælˌædˈmɪnɪstər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] formal manage or administer inefficiently, badly, or dishonestly.
maladministration
mal ad min is tra tion |malədˌminəˈstrāSHən mælədmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn | ▶noun formal inefficient or dishonest administration; mismanagement: I found no maladministration in the committee's actions.
maladroit
mal a droit |ˌmaləˈdroit ˈˌmæləˈdrɔɪt | ▶adjective ineffective or bungling; clumsy. DERIVATIVES mal a droit ly adverb, mal a droit ness noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: French.
malady
mal a dy |ˈmalədē ˈmælədi | ▶noun ( pl. maladies ) a disease or ailment: an incurable malady | figurative : the nation's maladies. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French maladie, from malade ‘sick, ’ based on Latin male ‘ill ’ + habitus ‘having (as a condition ).’
mala fide
ma la fi de |ˌmalə ˈfīdē, fīdə ˌmɑlə ˈfaɪdi | ▶adjective & adverb chiefly Law in bad faith; with intent to deceive: [ as adj. ] : a mala fide abuse of position. ORIGIN Latin, ablative of mala fides .
mala fides
ma la fi des |ˌmalə ˈfīdēz, ˈfēˌdāz ˌmælə ˈfaɪdiz | ▶noun chiefly Law bad faith; intent to deceive. ORIGIN Latin.
Malaga
Ma la ga 1 |ˈmaləgə, ˈmäləˌgä ˈmɑləɡə | a seaport on the Andalusian coast of southern Spain; pop. 566,447 (2008 ). Spanish name Málaga.
Malaga
Mal a ga 2 |ˈmɑləɡə ˈmaləgə | ▶noun a sweet fortified wine from Malaga.
Malagasy
Mal a gas y |ˌmaləˈgasē ˌmæləˈɡæsi | ▶noun ( pl. same or Malagasies ) 1 a native or inhabitant of Madagascar. 2 the Austronesian language of Madagascar. ▶adjective of or relating to Madagascar or its people or language. ORIGIN variant of Madagascar; earlier forms included Malegass, Madegass, because of dialect division between the sounds -l- and -d-.
Malagasy Republic
Mal a gas y Re pub lic former name (1960 –75 ) for Madagascar.
malagueña
ma la gue ña |ˌmäləˈg (w )ānyə, ˌmal- ˌmɑləˈɡweɪniə | ▶noun a Spanish dance similar to the fandango. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: Spanish.
malaguetta
ma la guet ta |ˌmaləˈgetə ˌmæləˈɡɛtə |(also malaguetta pepper ) ▶noun another term for grains of paradise. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably from French malaguette, perhaps based on a diminutive of Italian melica ‘millet. ’
malaise
ma laise |məˈlāz, -ˈlez məˈleɪz | ▶noun a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify: a society afflicted by a deep cultural malaise | a general air of malaise. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French, from Old French mal ‘bad ’ (from Latin malus ) + aise ‘ease. ’
Malamud, Bernard
Mal a mud, Bernard |ˈmaləməd ˈmæləməd | (1914 –86 ), US novelist and short-story writer. Notable works: The Natural (1952; movie version: 1984 ), The Fixer (1967 ), Dubin's Lives (1979 ), and Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983 ).
malamute
mal a mute |ˈmaləˌmyo͞ot ˈmæləmjut |(also malemute ) ▶noun see Alaskan malamute.
malanga
ma lan ga |məˈlaNGgə məˈlæŋɡə | ▶noun see yautia. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from American Spanish, probably from Kikongo, plural of elanga ‘water lily. ’
malapert
mal a pert |ˌmaləˈpərt ˈmæləpərt | archaic ▶adjective boldly disrespectful to a person of higher standing. ▶noun an impudent person. ORIGIN Middle English: from mal- ‘improperly ’ + archaic apert ‘insolent. ’
malaprop
mal a prop |ˈmaləˌpräp ˈmæləprɑp |(also malapropism ) ▶noun the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, “dance a flamingo ” (instead of flamenco ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the name of the character Mrs. Malaprop in Sheridan's play The Rivals (1775 ) + -ism .
malapropos
mal ap ro pos |ˌmalˌaprəˈpō ˌmælˌɑprəˈpoʊ | formal ▶adverb inopportunely; inappropriately. ▶adjective inopportune; inappropriate: these terms applied to him seem to me malapropos. ▶noun ( pl. same ) something inappropriately said or done. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French mal à propos, from mal ‘ill ’ + à ‘to ’ + propos ‘purpose. ’
malar
ma lar |ˈmālər ˈmeɪlər | ▶adjective Anatomy & Medicine of or relating to the cheek: a slight malar flush. ▶noun (also malar bone ) another term for zygomatic bone. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from modern Latin malaris, from Latin mala ‘jaw. ’
Mälaren
Mä lar en |ˈmāˌlärˌən meɪˈlɑrən | a lake in southeastern Sweden, extending inland from the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is situated at its outlet.
malaria
ma lar i a |məˈle (ə )rēə məˈlɛriə | ▶noun an intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite that invades the red blood cells. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes in many tropical and subtropical regions. [The parasite belongs to the genus Plasmodium (phylum Sporozoa ) and is transmitted by female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. ] DERIVATIVES ma lar i al |-ēəl |adjective, ma lar i an |-ēən |adjective, ma lar i ous |-ēəs |adjective ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Italian, from mal'aria, contracted form of mala aria ‘bad air. ’ The term originally denoted the unwholesome atmosphere caused by the exhalations of marshes, to which the disease was formerly attributed.
malariology
malariology |məˌlɛːrɪˈɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the scientific study of malaria. DERIVATIVES malariological adjective, malariologist noun
malarkey
ma lar key |məˈlärkē məˈlɑrki | ▶noun informal meaningless talk; nonsense: don't give me that malarkey. ORIGIN 1920s: of unknown origin.
malathion
mal a thi on |ˌmaləˈTHīˌän ˌmæləˈθaɪɑn | ▶noun a synthetic organophosphorus compound that is used as an insecticide and is relatively harmless to plants and other animals. ORIGIN 1950s: from ( diethyl ) mal (eate ) (see maleic acid ) + thio- + -on .
Malawi
Ma la wi |məˈläwē məˈlɑwi | a landlocked country in southern central Africa, in the Great Rift Valley, on the western shore of Lake Nyasa; pop. 15,028,800 (est. 2009 ); capital, Lilongwe; official languages, English and Nyanja. Malawi was a British protectorate called Nyasaland from 1891 and was a part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1891 until 1963. It became an independent Commonwealth state under Hastings Banda in 1964 and a republic in 1966. DERIVATIVES Ma la wi an |-wēən |adjective & noun
Malawi, Lake
Ma la wi, Lake another name for Lake Nyasa (see Nyasa, Lake ).
Malay
Ma lay |məˈlā, ˈmāˌlā məˈleɪ | ▶noun 1 a member of a people inhabiting Malaysia and Indonesia. • a person of Malay descent. 2 the Austronesian language of the Malays, closely related to Indonesian, that is the official language of Malaysia. ▶adjective of or relating to this people or language. ORIGIN from Malay Malayu (now Melayu ).
Malaya
Ma la ya |məˈlāə məˈleɪə | a former country in Southeast Asia that consists of the southern part of the Malay Peninsula and some adjacent islands (originally including Singapore ) and that now forms the western part of the federation of Malaysia and is known as West Malaysia. The area was colonized by the Dutch, Portuguese, and the British, who eventually dominated; the several Malay states federated under British control in 1896. The country became independent in 1957, and the federation expanded and became Malaysia in 1963.
Malayalam
Mal a ya lam |mälēˈäləm mʌləˈjɑːləm | ▶noun the Dravidian language of the Indian state of Kerala, closely related to Tamil. ▶adjective of or relating to this language or its speakers. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Malayalam, from mala (Tamil malai )‘mountain ’ + āḷ ‘man. ’
Malayali
Malayali |məˈlʌɪəli |(also Malayalee ) ▶noun ( pl. Malayalis ) a member of a Malayalam-speaking people chiefly inhabiting the Indian state of Kerala. ▶adjective relating to or characteristic of the Malayalis. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: apparently irregularly from Malayalam malayāḷam Malayalam with substitution of -i 2 for the final syllable.
Malayan
Ma lay an |məˈlāən məˈleɪən | ▶noun another term for Malay. ▶adjective of or relating to Malays, the Malay language, or Malaya (now part of Malaysia ).
Malayan sun bear
Ma lay an sun bear ▶noun see sun bear.
Malay Archipelago
Ma lay Ar chi pel a go a very large group of islands, including Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines, and New Guinea, that lie between Southeast Asia and Australia. They constitute the bulk of the area formerly known as the East Indies.
Malayo-
Malayo- ▶comb. form Malay; Malay and …: Malayo-Polynesian.
Malayo-Polynesian
Ma lay o-Pol y ne sian |məˌlāō ˌpäləˈnēZHən məˌleɪoʊ ˌpɑləˈniʒən | ▶noun another term for Austronesian.
Malay Peninsula
Ma lay Pen in su la a peninsula in Southeast Asia that separates the Indian Ocean from the South China Sea. It extends approximately 700 miles (1,100 km ) south from the Isthmus of Kra and comprises the southern part of Thailand and all of Malaya (West Malaysia ).
Malaysia
Ma lay sia |məˈlāZHə məˈleɪziə | a country in Southeast Asia; pop. 25,715,800 (est. 2009 ); capital, Kuala Lumpur; languages, Malay (official ), English, Tamil, Chinese dialects. Malaysia is a federation that consists of East Malaysia (the northern part of Borneo, including Sabah and Sarawak ) and West Malaysia (the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, formerly Malaya ). The two parts of Malaysia are separated from each other by 400 miles (650 km ) of the South China Sea. Malaysia was federated as an independent Commonwealth of Nations state in 1963; Singapore, briefly a part of the federation, withdrew in 1965. DERIVATIVES Ma lay sian adjective & noun
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mala
mala |ˈmɑːlɑː | ▶noun (in Hinduism and Sikhism ) a string of prayer beads. ORIGIN from Hindi mālā.
Malabar Christians
Malabar Chris |tians |ˈmaləbɑː | a group of Christians of SW India who trace their foundation to a mission of St Thomas the Apostle and have historically used a Syriac liturgy. Many now form a Uniate (Catholic ) Church; others have links to the Syrian Orthodox or the Anglican Church.
Malabar Coast
Malabar Coast |ˈmaləbɑː | the southern part of the west coast of India, including the coastal region of Karnataka and most of the state of Kerala. ORIGIN Malabar from Malabars, the name of an ancient Dravidian people.
Malabo
Malabo |məˈlɑːbəʊ | the capital of Equatorial Guinea, on the island of Bioko; pop. 96,000 (est. 2007 ).
malabsorption
mal |ab ¦sorp |tion |ˌmaləbˈzɔːpʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] imperfect absorption of food material by the small intestine.
Malacca
Ma |lacca variant spelling of Melaka.
malacca
malacca |məˈlakə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] brown cane that is used for walking sticks and umbrella handles. ●The cane is obtained from a Malaysian climbing palm (Calamus scipionum, family Palmae ). • [ count noun ] a walking stick of malacca cane. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the place name Malacca .
Malacca, Strait of
Malacca, Strait of the channel between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, an important sea passage linking the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea. The ports of Melaka and Singapore lie on this strait.
Malachi
Malachi |ˈmaləkʌɪ | a book of the Bible belonging to a period before Ezra and Nehemiah. ORIGIN from Hebrew mal'āḵī, literally ‘my messenger ’; Malachi is probably not a personal name, though often taken as such.
malachite
malachite |ˈmaləkʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a bright green mineral consisting of hydrated basic copper carbonate, which typically occurs in masses and fibrous aggregates. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French melochite, via Latin from Greek molokhitis, from molokhē, variant of malakhē ‘mallow ’.
malaco-
malaco- |ˈmaləkəʊ | ▶combining form soft: malacostracan. ORIGIN from Greek malakos ‘soft ’.
malacology
malacology |ˌmaləˈkɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the branch of zoology that deals with molluscs. DERIVATIVES malacological adjective, malacologist noun
Malacostraca
Malacostraca |ˌmaləˈkɒstrəkə | ▶plural noun Zoology a large class of crustaceans which includes crabs, shrimps, lobsters, isopods, and amphipods. They have compound eyes, which are typically on stalks. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from malaco- ‘soft ’ + Greek ostrakon ‘shell ’.
malacostracan
malacostracan |ˌmaləˈkɒstrək (ə )n |Zoology ▶noun a crustacean of the large class Malacostraca, such as a crab, shrimp, or lobster. ▶adjective relating to or denoting malacostracans.
maladaptive
mal |adap ¦tive |ˌmaləˈdaptɪv | ▶adjective technical not adjusting adequately or appropriately to the environment or situation. DERIVATIVES maladaptation |malədapˈteɪʃ (ə )n |noun, maladapted adjective
maladjusted
mal |adjust ¦ed |ˌmaləˈdʒʌstɪd | ▶adjective failing to cope with the demands of a normal social environment. DERIVATIVES maladjustment noun
maladminister
mal |admin |is ¦ter |ˌmalədˈmɪnɪstə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] formal manage or administer inefficiently or dishonestly.
maladministration
mal |admin ¦is |tra ¦tion |ˌmalədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] formal inefficient or dishonest administration; mismanagement: I found no maladministration in the council's actions.
maladroit
maladroit |ˌmaləˈdrɔɪt | ▶adjective inefficient or inept; clumsy. DERIVATIVES maladroitly adverb, maladroitness noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: French.
malady
mal ¦ady |ˈmalədi | ▶noun ( pl. maladies ) literary a disease or ailment. • a serious problem: the nation's maladies. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French maladie, from malade ‘sick ’, based on Latin male ‘ill ’ + habitus ‘having (as a condition )’.
mala fide
mala fide |ˌmeɪlə ˈfʌɪdiː, ˌmalə ˈfiːdeɪ | ▶adjective & adverb Law in bad faith; with intent to deceive: [ as adj. ] : a mala fide abuse of position. ORIGIN Latin, ablative of mala fides .
mala fides
mala fides |ˈfʌɪdiːz, malə ˈfiːdeɪz | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law bad faith; intent to deceive. ORIGIN Latin.
Malaga
Malaga 1 |ˈmaləgə | a seaport on the Andalusian coast of southern Spain; pop. 566,447 (2008 ). Spanish name Málaga |ˈmalaɣa |.
Malaga
Malaga 2 |ˈmaləgə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a sweet fortified wine from Malaga.
Malagasy
Malagasy |ˌmaləˈgasi | ▶noun ( pl. same or Malagasies ) 1 a native or inhabitant of Madagascar. 2 [ mass noun ] the Austronesian language of Madagascar, a group of dialects spoken by some 10 million people. ▶adjective relating to Madagascar or its people or language. ORIGIN variant of Madagascar; earlier forms included Malegass, Madegass, because of dialect division between the sounds -l- and -d-.
Malagasy Republic
Mala |gasy Republic former name (1960 –75 ) for Madagascar.
malagueña
malagueña |ˌmaləˈgeɪnjə | ▶noun a Spanish dance similar to the fandango. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: Spanish, lit. ‘of Málaga ’.
malaguetta
malaguetta |ˌmaləˈgɛtə |(also malagueta ) ▶noun another term for grains of Paradise. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably from French malaguette, perhaps based on a diminutive of Italian melica ‘millet ’.
malaise
malaise |maˈleɪz | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify: a general air of malaise | [ in sing. ] : a society afflicted by a deep cultural malaise. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French, from Old French mal ‘bad ’ (from Latin malus ) + aise ‘ease ’.
Malamud, Bernard
Malamud, Bernard |ˈmaləməd | (1914 –86 ), American novelist and short-story writer. Notable works: The Fixer (1967 ).
malamute
malamute |ˈmaləmjuːt |(also malemute ) ▶noun a powerful dog of a breed with a thick, grey coat, bred by the Inuit and used to pull sledges. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Inuit malimiut, the name of a people of western Alaska, who developed the breed.
malanga
malanga |məˈlaŋgə | ▶noun another term for tannia. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from American Spanish, probably from Kikongo, plural of elanga ‘water lily ’.
malapert
malapert |ˈmaləpəːt | archaic ▶adjective boldly disrespectful; impudent. ▶noun an impudent person. ORIGIN Middle English: from mal- ‘improperly ’ + archaic apert ‘insolent ’.
malapropism
malapropism |ˈmaləprɒˌpɪz (ə )m |(US also malaprop ) ▶noun the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect (e.g. ‘dance a flamingo ’ instead of flamenco ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the name of the character Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's play The Rivals (1775 ) + -ism .
malapropos
malapropos |ˌmalaprəˈpəʊ | formal ▶adverb in an inopportune or inappropriate way. ▶adjective inopportune; inappropriate: these terms applied to him seem to me malapropos. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French mal à propos, from mal ‘ill ’ + à ‘to ’ + propos ‘purpose ’.
malar
malar |ˈmeɪlə | ▶adjective Anatomy & Medicine relating to the cheek. ▶noun (also malar bone ) another term for zygomatic bone. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from modern Latin malaris, from Latin mala ‘jaw ’.
Mälaren
Mälaren |ˈmɛlərɛn | a lake in SE Sweden, extending inland from the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is situated at its outlet.
malaria
mal |aria |məˈlɛːrɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite which invades the red blood cells and is transmitted by mosquitoes in many tropical and subtropical regions. ●The parasite belongs to the genus Plasmodium (phylum Sporozoa ) and is transmitted by female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. DERIVATIVES malarial adjective malarious adjective ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Italian, from mal'aria, contracted form of mala aria ‘bad air ’. The term originally denoted the unwholesome atmosphere caused by the exhalations of marshes, to which the disease was formerly attributed.
malariology
malariology |məˌlɛːrɪˈɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the scientific study of malaria. DERIVATIVES malariological adjective, malariologist noun
malarkey
malarkey |məˈlɑːki | ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal meaningless talk; nonsense: don't give me that malarkey. ORIGIN 1920s: of unknown origin.
malate
malate |ˈmeɪleɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a salt or ester of malic acid.
malathion
malathion |ˌmaləˈθʌɪən | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a synthetic organophosphorus compound which is used as an insecticide. ORIGIN 1950s: from ( diethyl ) mal (eate ) (see maleic acid ) + thio- + -on .
Malawi
Malawi |məˈlɑːwi | a country of south central Africa, in the Great Rift Valley; pop. 15,028,800 (est. 2009 ); official languages, English and Nyanja; capital, Lilongwe. As Nyasaland Malawi was a British protectorate from 1891, and from 1953 to 1963 was a part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. It became an independent Commonwealth state under Hastings Banda in 1964 and a republic in 1966. DERIVATIVES Malawian adjective & noun
Malawi, Lake
Malawi, Lake another name for Lake Nyasa (see Nyasa, Lake ).
Malay
Malay |məˈleɪ | ▶noun 1 a member of a people inhabiting Malaysia and Indonesia. • a person of Malay descent. 2 [ mass noun ] the Austronesian language of the Malays, closely related to Indonesian and spoken by about 20 million people. ▶adjective relating to the Malays or their language. ORIGIN from Malay Malayu (now Melayu ).
Malaya
Ma ¦laya |məˈleɪə | a former country in SE Asia, consisting of the southern part of the Malay Peninsula and some adjacent islands (originally including Singapore ), now forming the western part of the federation of Malaysia and known as West Malaysia. The area was colonized by the Dutch, Portuguese, and the British, who eventually became dominant; the several Malay states federated under British control in 1896. The country became independent in 1957, the federation expanding into Malaysia in 1963.
Malayalam
Malayalam |ˌmaləˈjɑːləm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a Dravidian language spoken in the southern Indian state of Kerala by about 35 million people. It is closely related to Tamil. ▶adjective relating to Malayalam or its speakers. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Malayalam, from mala (Tamil malai )‘mountain ’ + āḷ ‘man ’.
Malayali
Malayali |məˈlʌɪəli |(also Malayalee ) ▶noun ( pl. Malayalis ) a member of a Malayalam-speaking people chiefly inhabiting the Indian state of Kerala. ▶adjective relating to or characteristic of the Malayalis. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: apparently irregularly from Malayalam malayāḷam Malayalam with substitution of -i 2 for the final syllable.
Malayan
Ma |lay ¦an |məˈleɪən | ▶noun another term for Malay. ▶adjective relating to Malays, the Malay language, or Malaya (now part of Malaysia ).
Malayan sun bear
Ma |lay ¦an sun bear ▶noun see sun bear.
Malay Archipelago
Malay Archipelago a very large group of islands, including Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines, and New Guinea, lying between the mainland of SE Asia and Australia. They constitute the bulk of the area formerly known as the East Indies.
Malayo-
Malayo- |məˈleɪəʊ | ▶combining form Malay; Malay and …: Malayo-Polynesian.
Malayo-Polynesian
Malayo-Polynesian ▶noun another term for Austronesian.
Malay Peninsula
Malay Peninsula a peninsula in SE Asia separating the Indian Ocean from the South China Sea. It extends approximately 1,100 km (700 miles ) southwards from the Isthmus of Kra and comprises the southern part of Thailand and the whole of West Malaysia.
Malaysia
Malaysia |məˈleɪzɪə, -ˈleɪʒə | a country in SE Asia; pop. 25,715,800 (est. 2009 ); official language, Malay; capital, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is a federation consisting of East Malaysia (the northern part of Borneo, including Sabah and Sarawak ) and West Malaysia (the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, formerly Malaya ). The two parts of Malaysia are separated from each other by 650 km (400 miles ) of the South China Sea. Malaysia federated as an independent Commonwealth state in 1963; Singapore withdrew in 1965. DERIVATIVES Malaysian adjective & noun
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maladjusted
maladjusted adjective a home for maladjusted kids: disturbed, unstable, neurotic, unbalanced, unhinged, dysfunctional; informal mixed up, screwed up, messed up. ANTONYMS normal, stable.
maladroit
maladroit adjective the judge reprimanded him for his maladroit handling of the case: bungling, awkward, inept, clumsy, bumbling, incompetent, unskillful, heavy-handed, gauche, tactless, inconsiderate, undiplomatic, impolitic; informal ham-fisted, all thumbs, klutzy. ANTONYMS adroit, skillful.
malady
malady noun every time we visit Jerry, he has a new malady: illness, sickness, disease, infection, ailment, disorder, complaint, indisposition, affliction, infirmity, syndrome; informal bug, virus.
malaise
malaise noun he showed no sign of emerging from his grief and malaise: unhappiness, uneasiness, unease, discomfort, melancholy, depression, despondency, dejection, angst, ennui; lassitude, listlessness, languor, weariness; indisposition, ailment, infirmity, illness, sickness, disease. ANTONYMS comfort, well-being.
malapropism
malapropism noun she's famous for her hilarious malapropisms: wrong word, solecism, misuse, misapplication, infelicity, slip of the tongue, Freudian slip, blunder.
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maladjusted
maladjusted adjective a school for maladjusted pupils: disturbed, unstable, ill-adjusted, neurotic, alienated, muddled, confused, unbalanced; informal mixed up, screwed up, untogether, hung up, messed up; vulgar slang fucked up. ANTONYMS well adjusted, together.
maladministration
maladministration noun a long battle against maladministration and incompetence: mismanagement, mishandling, misgovernment, misrule, incompetence, inefficiency, bungling, blundering; malpractice, misconduct, corruption, dishonesty; Law malfeasance, misfeasance; rare malversation. ANTONYMS probity, efficiency.
maladroit
maladroit adjective both men are unhappy about the maladroit way the matter has been handled: bungling, awkward, inept, clumsy, bumbling, incompetent, unskilful, heavy-handed, ungainly, inelegant, inexpert, graceless, ungraceful, gauche, unhandy, uncoordinated, gawky, cloddish, clodhopping, all fingers and thumbs, flat-footed, lumbering; like a bull in a china shop, tactless, insensitive, thoughtless, inconsiderate, undiplomatic, impolitic, injudicious; informal butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, cack-handed; archaic lubberly. ANTONYMS adroit, skilful.
malady
malady noun sea sickness, a malady with no respect for rank or courage: illness, sickness, ailment, disorder, complaint, disease, infection, indisposition, affliction, infirmity; informal lurgy, bug, virus; Austral. informal wog.
malaise
malaise noun a society afflicted by a deep cultural malaise: unhappiness, restlessness, uneasiness, unease, melancholy, depression, despondency, dejection, disquiet, trouble, anxiety, anguish, angst; ailment (s ), ills; lassitude, listlessness, languor, weariness, enervation, doldrums; weakness, feebleness, debility, indisposition, infirmity, illness, sickness, disease, discomfort; German Weltschmerz; French ennui. ANTONYMS comfort, well-being.
malapropism
malapropism noun wrong word, solecism, error, misuse, misusage, misapplication, infelicity, slip of the tongue.
malapropos
malapropos adjective inappropriate, unsuitable, inapposite, infelicitous, inapt, unseemly, inopportune, ill-timed, untimely, uncalled for, tactless.
Duden Dictionary
Mala
Ma la Substantiv, feminin , die |M a la |Plural von Malum
Malabarküste
Ma la bar küs te Substantiv, feminin , die |M a labarküste |südlicher Teil der Westküste Vorderindiens
Malabo
Ma la bo Eigenname |Mal a bo |Hauptstadt Äquatorialguineas
Malachias
Ma la chi as Eigenname Maleachi |Malach i as |biblischer Prophet
Malachit
Ma la chit Substantiv, maskulin , der |Malach i t auch …ˈxɪt |mittelhochdeutsch melochītes < lateinisch molochitis < griechisch molochítēs, zu: molóchē = Malve; nach der Farbe der Malvenblätter in schwärzlich grünen Kristallen oder smaragdgrünen Aggregaten 3 vorkommendes Kupfererz, das als Schmuckstein verarbeitet wird
malachitgrün
ma la chit grün Adjektiv grün wie Malachit
Malachitvase
Ma la chit va se Substantiv, feminin , die |Malach i tvase |
malad
ma lad Adjektiv oft emotional malade |mal a d |französisch malade < vulgärlateinisch male habitus = in schlechtem Zustand befindlich [leicht ] krank und sich deshalb unwohl, elend fühlend ich bin heute ganz malad
malade
ma la de Adjektiv oft emotional malad |mal a de |französisch malade < vulgärlateinisch male habitus = in schlechtem Zustand befindlich [leicht ] krank und sich deshalb unwohl, elend fühlend
mala fide
ma la fi de |m a la f i de |lateinisch in böser Absicht; trotz besseren Wissens; vgl. bona fide
Malaga
Ma la ga Substantiv, maskulin , der |M a laga |der Malaga; Genitiv: des Malagas, Plural: die Malagas brauner Süßwein aus Málaga
Málaga
Má la ga Eigenname |ˈma …|spanische Hafenstadt und Provinz
Malagassi
Ma la gas si Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Malag a ssi |Sprache der Madagassen
Malagawein
Ma la ga wein Substantiv, maskulin , der |M a lagawein | Malaga
Malagueña
Ma la gue ña Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |malaˈgɛnja |spanischer Tanz im 32 -Takt mit einem ostinaten Thema, über dem der Sänger frei improvisieren kann
Malaie
Ma laie Substantiv, maskulin , der |Mal ai e |der Malaie; Genitiv: des Malaien, Plural: die Malaien Angehöriger mongolischer Völker Südostasiens
Malaiin
Ma lai in Substantiv, feminin , die |Mal ai in |weibliche Form zu Malaie
malaiisch
ma lai isch Adjektiv |mal ai isch |a die Malaien betreffend, zu ihnen gehörend b in malaiischer Sprache [verfasst ]
Malaiisch
Ma lai isch Substantiv, Neutrum , das Malaiische |Mal ai isch |das Malaiisch; Genitiv: des Malaiisch [s ] auf der Malaiischen Halbinsel und im westlichen Indonesien gesprochene Sprache
Malaiische
Ma lai i sche substantiviertes Adjektiv, Neutrum nur mit bestimmtem Artikel Malaiisch |Mal ai ische |das Malaiische; des Mailiischen auf der Malaiischen Halbinsel und im westlichen Indonesien gesprochene Sprache
Malaise
Ma lai se Substantiv, feminin oder Substantiv, Neutrum bildungssprachlich , die oder das |maˈlɛːzə |die Malaise; Genitiv: der Malaise, Plural: die Malaisen, schweizerisch: das Malaise; Genitiv: des Malaises, Plural: die Malaises französisch malaise, zusammengezogen aus: (être ) mal à l'aise = missgestimmt (sein )1 Unbehagen, Missstimmung 2 unbefriedigende Situation; Misere die Malaise in der Autobranche
Malakie
Ma la kie , die Malazie |Malak ie |
Malakka
Ma lak ka Eigenname |Mal a kka |südostasiatische Halbinsel
Malakologe
Ma la ko lo ge Substantiv, maskulin , der |Malakol o ge |griechisch-neulateinisch Wissenschaftler, der sich auf Malakologie spezialisiert hat
Malakologie
Ma la ko lo gie Substantiv, feminin , die |Malakolog ie |zu griechisch malakós = weich und -logie Lehre von den Weichtieren
Malakologin
Ma la ko lo gin Substantiv, feminin , die |Malakol o gin |weibliche Form zu Malakologe
malakologisch
ma la ko lo gisch Adjektiv |malakol o gisch |die Weichtierkunde betreffend
Malakophile
Ma la ko phi le Substantiv, feminin , die |Malakoph i le |die Malakophile; Genitiv: der Malakophile, Plural: die Malakophilen meist im Plural Pflanze, deren Blüten durch Schnecken bestäubt werden
Malakostrake
Ma la ko s t ra ke , Ma la kos tra ke Substantiv, maskulin , der |Malakostr a ke |der Malakostrake; Genitiv: des Malakostraken, Plural: die Malakostraken Ringelkrebs, ein hoch entwickeltes Krebstier
Malakozoologie
Ma la ko zoo lo gie Substantiv, feminin , die |Malakozoolog ie |die Malakozoologie; Genitiv: der Malakozoologie Malakologie
Malaria
Ma la ria Substantiv, feminin , die |Mal a ria |die Malaria; Genitiv: der Malaria italienisch malaria, zusammengezogen aus: mala aria = böse, schlechte Luft, Sumpfluft besonders in den Tropen auftretende, durch schmarotzende Einzeller hervorgerufene, durch Stechmücken übertragene Infektionskrankheit mit periodisch auftretendem, hohem Fieber
Malariaerreger
Ma la ria er re ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |Mal a riaerreger |
malariakrank
ma la ria krank Adjektiv |mal a riakrank |
Malarialogie
Ma la ria lo gie Substantiv, feminin , die |Malarialog ie |Erforschung der Malaria
Malawi
Ma la wi Substantiv, Neutrum |Mal a wi |Malawis Staat in Südostafrika
Malawier
Ma la wi er Substantiv, maskulin , der |Mal a wier |
Malawierin
Ma la wi e rin , Ma la wie rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Mal a wierin |
malawisch
ma la wisch Adjektiv |mal a wisch |
Malaxt
Mal axt Substantiv, feminin , die |M a laxt |Axt zum Bezeichnen der zu fällenden Bäume
Malayalam
Ma la ya lam , Ma la ja lam Substantiv, Neutrum , das Malajalam |Malayal a m Malajal a m |das Malayalam; Genitiv: des Malayalam das Malajalam; Genitiv: des Malajalam drawidische Sprache, die in Südindien gesprochen wird
Malaysia
Ma lay sia Substantiv, Neutrum |Mal ay sia |Malaysias Bundesstaat in Südostasien
Malaysier
Ma lay si er Substantiv, maskulin , der |Mal ay sier |der Malaysier; Genitiv: des Malaysiers, Plural: die Malaysier Einwohnerbezeichnung
Malaysierin
Ma lay si e rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Mal ay sierin |weibliche Form zu Malaysier
malaysisch
ma lay sisch Adjektiv |mal ay sisch |Malaysia, die Malaysier betreffend; von den Malaysiern stammend, zu ihnen gehörend
Malazie
Ma la zie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Malaz ie |die Malazie; Genitiv: der Malazie, Plural: die Malazien griechisch-neulateinisch Erweichung, Auflösung der Struktur eines Organs oder Gewebes z. B. der Knochen
French Dictionary
malabar
malabar n. m. nom masculin Homme grand et fort. : Des malabars gardaient le bar.
malachite
malachite n. f. nom féminin Belle pierre verte. : Un bracelet de malachite. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [malakit ], comme dans quitte
malade
malade adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif 1 Qui est en mauvaise santé. : Éric est enrhumé: il est malade. 2 figuré En mauvais état, dans une situation précaire. : L ’économie est malade et le chômage, trop élevé. nom masculin et féminin Être vivant atteint d ’une maladie. : Un grand malade.
maladie
maladie n. f. nom féminin 1 Altération de la santé, mauvais état de l ’organisme. : Une grave maladie. La varicelle est une maladie contagieuse. ANTONYME santé . 2 figuré Dégradation. : L ’individualisme, une maladie contemporaine. 3 familier Passion excessive. : Avoir la maladie du rangement. SYNONYME lubie ; manie . LOCUTIONS Assurance (-)maladie. Assurance personnelle ou collective destinée à payer l ’ensemble ou une partie des coûts liés aux soins de santé. : Des assurances (-)maladie (et non des *assurances santé ). Note Technique Le Grand Dictionnaire terminologique privilégie désormais l ’orthographe du terme assurance maladie sans trait d ’union, mais il admet la graphie assurance-maladie avec un trait d ’union à titre de variante orthographique. Maladie sexuellement transmissible. Maladie qui se transmet lors de relations sexuelles. Note Technique Cette appellation dont le sigle est MST est utilisée dans le reste de la francophonie. Maladie transmise sexuellement. Maladie qui se transmet lors de relations sexuelles. Note Technique Cette expression dont le sigle est MTS est employée au Québec.
maladif
maladif , ive adj. adjectif 1 Qui est souvent malade. : Des personnes maladives. 2 Fragile, excessif. : Une inquiétude maladive.
maladivement
maladivement adv. adverbe De façon maladive.
maladresse
maladresse n. f. nom féminin 1 Manque d ’habileté. : Quelle maladresse! Claire a cassé le beau vase. SYNONYME gaucherie . 2 Action maladroite, bêtise. : Pierre a commis une maladresse. SYNONYME bévue ; erreur ; faux pas ; gaffe ; impair ; sottise .
maladroit
maladroit , oite adj. adjectif 1 Qui manque d ’adresse, incapable. : Claire et Pierre sont maladroits. SYNONYME gauche ; malhabile . 2 Qui manque d ’habileté, de tact. : Une proposition maladroite. ANTONYME adroit ; diplomate ; habile .
maladroitement
maladroitement adv. adverbe De façon maladroite. : Renverser maladroitement son café.
malaga
malaga n. m. nom masculin Vin de la région de Malaga. : Boire un peu de malaga à titre d ’apéritif. Note Typographique Le nom du vin s ’écrit avec une minuscule; celui de la région, avec une majuscule. Note Orthographique mala ga.
malais
malais , aise adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin De la Malaisie. : Le drapeau malais. Un Malais, une Malaise. Note Typographique L ’adjectif s ’écrit avec une minuscule; le nom, avec une majuscule. nom masculin Langue officielle de la Malaisie et de l ’Indonésie. : Apprendre le malais. Note Typographique Le nom de la langue s ’écrit avec une minuscule.
malaisé
malaisé , ée adj. adjectif Difficile. : Ce devoir est malaisé. Une vérité malaisée à dire. SYNONYME ardu .
malaise
malaise n. m. nom masculin 1 Sensation pénible passagère. : Anna a eu un malaise, elle s ’est évanouie. 2 Sentiment de gêne. : Quand Jules a gaffé, il y a eu un malaise dans la classe.
malappris
malappris , ise adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin vieilli Qui est mal élevé. : Petits voyous, petits malappris. SYNONYME impoli ; malpoli . Note Orthographique ma l appris.
malard
malard n. m. nom masculin Variété de canard. : Des volées de malards ont traversé le lac. Note Orthographique malar d.
malaria
malaria n. f. nom féminin vieilli Paludisme. : Il souffre de la malaria.
malavisé
malavisé , ée adj. adjectif littéraire Imprudent. : Elle aurait été malavisée de refuser une telle offre. SYNONYME bête ; déraisonnable ; sot .
malaxage
malaxage n. m. nom masculin Action de malaxer. : Le malaxage des ingrédients.
malaxer
malaxer v. tr. verbe transitif Mélanger, rendre homogène, souvent à l ’aide d ’un appareil. : La bétonnière malaxe le béton. aimer
malaxeur
malaxeur n. m. nom masculin Appareil, machine servant à malaxer.
Spanish Dictionary
mala
mala nombre femenino Servicio de correos de Francia o Inglaterra :la mala real inglesa .
malabar
malabar adjetivo 1 Relativo a Malabar, región costera de la India, o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es de Malabar .3 nombre masculino Malabarismo .4 adjetivo Del malabarismo o relacionado con él . VÉASE juegos malabares . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xix ) del portugués malabar y este de Malabar , región de la India. La aplicación a los juegos se debe a la destreza con que los practicaban los habitantes de esta región .
malabarismo
malabarismo nombre masculino 1 Juego malabar, ejercicio de destreza, habilidad y equilibrio con uno o varios objetos :el payaso hizo malabarismos con cinco bolas de goma ante los sorprendidos niños .2 Acción que requiere destreza o habilidad para mantenerse en un sitio sin caer, para soportar una situación difícil o peligrosa :tuve que hacer muchos malabarismos para no implicarme con ninguno de los dos bandos .
malabarista
malabarista nombre común 1 Artista que practica ejercicios de malabarismo .2 Chile Persona que roba o quita una cosa con astucia y destreza .
malacara
malacara adjetivo /nombre común RPlata [caballo, yegua ] Que tiene una franja blanca de unos 5 cm de ancho desde la frente hasta el hocico .
malacate
malacate nombre masculino 1 Colomb, Hond, Méx, Nicar Instrumento para hilar que usan algunos indígenas compuesto de una vara y un volante .SINÓNIMO huso .2 Méx Cabestrante que se usa en las minas para elevar objetos pesados, minerales y agua .
malacia
malacia nombre femenino med Deseo de comer cosas extrañas e impropias para la nutrición, como arena, carbón, yeso, etc .
malacitano, -na
malacitano, -na adjetivo 1 Relativo a Málaga, provincia y ciudad de España, o a sus habitantes .SINÓNIMO malagueño .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Málaga .SINÓNIMO malagueño .
malacología
malacología nombre femenino Parte de la zoología que estudia los moluscos .
malacólogo, -ga
malacólogo, -ga nombre masculino y femenino Persona que se dedica a la malacología .
malaconsejado, -da
malaconsejado, -da adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que obra de manera equivocada siguiendo los malos consejos de alguien .
malacopterigio
malacopterigio adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [pez ] Que pertenece al orden de los malacopterigios .2 malacopterigios nombre masculino plural zool Grupo de peces teleósteos, en algunas clasificaciones antiguas, caracterizados por tener los radios de las aletas blandos y articulados y por carecer de aletas abdominales o bien tenerlas colocadas tras el abdomen o bajo las branquias .
malacostráceo
malacostráceo adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [crustáceo ] Que pertenece a la subclase de los malacostráceos .2 malacostráceos nombre masculino plural zool Subclase de crustáceos de organización superior con el cuerpo dividido en veinte segmentos, siete de los cuales corresponden al abdomen :los malacostráceos incluyen el mayor número de especies de los crustáceos, y también a las especies más conocidas .
malacostumbrado, -da
malacostumbrado, -da adjetivo 1 [persona, niño ] Que está acostumbrado a hacer siempre su voluntad sin que nadie lo corrija o lo castigue por sus malas acciones .SINÓNIMO consentido .2 [persona ] Que ha adquirido malos hábitos y costumbres .
malacostumbrar
malacostumbrar verbo transitivo 1 Hacer que una persona adquiera malos hábitos o costumbres :dejándoles hacer todo lo que quieren, malacostumbrarás a tus hijos .2 malacostumbrarse verbo pronominal Adquirir malos hábitos o costumbres :se malacostumbró a comer entre horas .
málaga
málaga nombre masculino Vino generalmente dulce y aromático del que existen diversas variedades, que se elabora principalmente con uva moscatel; se envejece en toneles de roble un mínimo de dos años y es denominación de origen del vino español elaborado en Málaga :el málaga sirve para acompañar determinados postres .También vino de Málaga .
malagana
malagana nombre femenino coloquial Desfallecimiento, decaimiento o desgana .
malagradecido, -da
malagradecido, -da adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que no agradece un favor o un beneficio recibido .SINÓNIMO desagradecido .2 adjetivo Que es propio de las personas malagradecidas .SINÓNIMO desagradecido .
malagueña
malagueña nombre femenino 1 Cante popular de coplas de cuatro versos octosílabos, de ritmo movido y en compás de tres por cuatro, que se acompaña con guitarra; es una variedad del fandango propia de las provincias españolas de Málaga y Murcia .2 Baile vivo y airoso que se ejecuta al ritmo de este cante :las bailaoras se arrancaron por malagueñas .
malagueño, -ña
malagueño, -ña adjetivo 1 Relativo a Málaga, provincia y ciudad de España, o a sus habitantes .SINÓNIMO malacitano .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Málaga .SINÓNIMO malacitano .
malaisio, -sia
malaisio, -sia adjetivo 1 Relativo a Malaisia, país del sudeste de Asia formado por Malasia (en la península de Malaca ) y Sarawak y Sabah (isla de Borneo ), o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Malaisia .
malaleche
malaleche nombre femenino 1 Esp coloquial Mal carácter o mala intención :reflejan en su música la rabia, el inconformismo y la malaleche de toda una generación que no ve claro su papel; lo golpeó con malaleche .También se escribe mala leche .SINÓNIMO malaúva .2 nombre común Esp coloquial Persona que tiene mal carácter o mala intención :eres un malaleche y ya me estás hartando .SINÓNIMO malaúva .
malambo
malambo nombre masculino Baile típico del Río de la Plata, rápido, de zapateo y acompañado de guitarra, en el que intervienen uno o varios bailarines, siempre hombres, que en contrapunto efectúan diversas mudanzas, sin otros movimientos que los de las piernas y pies .
malamente
malamente adverbio coloquial Mal :te oigo muy malamente .
malamistado, -da
malamistado, -da adjetivo 1 Chile col. desp. [persona ] Que vive con otra persona sin estar casado .2 Chile coloquial [persona ] Que ha roto la amistad que mantenía con alguien .
malamujer
malamujer nombre femenino Méx Nombre vulgar de varias plantas espinosas que producen irritación en la piel .
malamute
malamute nombre común /adjetivo Perro nórdico de tamaño mediano, hocico largo, orejas en punta y pelo abundante y lanoso de color blanco y negro; por su gran resistencia se emplea en el tiro de trineos .También malamute de Alaska .Se pronuncia ‘malamut ’.
malandante
malandante adjetivo [persona ] Que es desgraciado e infeliz .
malandanza
malandanza nombre femenino Mala fortuna, desgracia en los sucesos .ANTÓNIMO bienandanza, buenandanza .
malandra
malandra nombre común RPlata coloquial Persona que delinque o vive de manera deshonesta :más callado que el cine mudo, con cara de malandra .
malandrín, -drina
malandrín, -drina adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que es malvado, perverso o malintencionado :¡ven acá, malandrín, rufián! Se usa generalmente con valor despectivo o humorístico .2 nombre masculino y femenino RPlata coloquial Malandra .
malandro, -dra
malandro, -dra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Venez coloquial [persona joven ] Que comete robos u otros actos delictivos .
malanga
malanga nombre femenino 1 Cuba Planta de tallo muy corto unido a un rizoma, con hojas grandes, acorazonadas y con largos pecíolos; se cultiva en terrenos bajos, a orillas de lagunas y ríos; del rizoma nacen tubérculos muy apreciados por sus propiedades nutritivas, que se usan para alimentar bebés y como dieta adecuada para las personas con padecimientos gástricos .2 Cuba Tubérculo de esta planta .
malangay
malangay nombre masculino Colomb Hierba con hojas acorazonadas, flor en espádice y rizomas comestibles, barbados y anillados; crece en zonas de clima cálido .
malapata
malapata nombre común Esp Persona patosa .
malaquita
malaquita nombre femenino Mineral carbonato básico de cobre, de color verde, brillo diamantino, vítreo y sedoso que se exfolia fácilmente; se emplea como piedra ornamental y en joyería :la malaquita cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico; azurita, calcopirita y bornita aparecen asociadas a la malaquita .malaquita azul Bicarbonato de cobre, de color azul de Prusia, más duro y raro que la malaquita .SINÓNIMO azurita .
malar
malar adjetivo 1 anat De la mejilla o relacionado con ella :región malar .2 nombre masculino anat Pómulo (hueso de la cara ):los malares pueden ser reducidos mediante cirugía plástica .
malaria
malaria nombre femenino 1 Enfermedad infecciosa que se caracteriza por ataques intermitentes de fiebre muy alta y se transmite por la picadura del mosquito anofeles hembra :la malaria es endémica en los lugares pantanosos .SINÓNIMO paludismo .2 Arg, Urug coloquial Situación en la que no se cubren las necesidades básicas de supervivencia y no se tienen medios económicos para superarla :Adolfo está en la malaria y es muy pesimista respecto a su futuro; mucha gente que antes pertenecía a la clase media ahora está en la malaria por la crisis .
malasangre
malasangre adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es perverso, vengativo y malicioso .
malasombra
malasombra nombre común 1 Persona que intenta ser graciosa y chistosa sin conseguirlo :a ti te parecerá simpático, pero para mí es un malasombra .2 Persona que actúa con mala intención :eres un malasombra, y debería darte vergüenza pegar así a tu hermano .
malatería
malatería nombre femenino Hospital dedicado a la cura de leprosos .SINÓNIMO lazareto, leprosería .
malatoba
malatoba (también malatobo )nombre masculino Amér Gallo de color rojo claro, con las alas más oscuras y con plumas negras en la pechuga .
malatobo
malatobo nombre masculino Amér Malatoba .
malauiano, -na
malauiano, -na malaviano .
malaúva
malaúva nombre femenino 1 Esp coloquial Mal carácter o mala intención :su comportamiento demuestra que tiene mucha malaúva .También se escribe mala uva .SINÓNIMO malaleche .2 nombre común Esp coloquial Persona que tiene mal carácter o mala intención .SINÓNIMO malaleche .
malavenido, -da
malavenido, -da adjetivo [persona ] Que no se aviene con otra persona o con alguna cosa inmaterial .ANTÓNIMO avenido .
malaventura
malaventura nombre femenino 1 Hecho desgraciado o desdichado .2 Malaventuranza .
malaventurado, -da
malaventurado, -da adjetivo Desgraciado, desdichado, desventurado .ANTÓNIMO bienaventurado .
malaventuranza
malaventuranza nombre femenino Mala suerte, desgracia, desventura .SINÓNIMO malaventura .
malaví
malaví malaviano .
malaviano, -na
malaviano, -na adjetivo 1 Relativo a Malawi, país del sudeste de África, o a sus habitantes .SINÓNIMO malauiano, malaví, malawiano .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Malawi .SINÓNIMO malauiano, malaví, malawiano .
malawiano, -na
malawiano, -na malaviano .
malaya
malaya nombre femenino Chile, Perú, Venez Corte de carne de vacuno correspondiente a la parte superior del costillar .
malayo, -ya
malayo, -ya adjetivo 1 Relativo a Malaca, península del sudeste de Asia .2 Relativo a Malasia, parte continental de Malaisia que se encuentra en la península de Malaca, o a sus habitantes .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Malasia .4 nombre masculino /adjetivo Lengua indonesia que se habla en Malaisia .5 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que pertenece a una raza que se caracteriza por ser de baja estatura y tener la piel oscura, la nariz aplastada y los labios prominentes :la población malaya es mayoritaria en Indonesia, Brunei, Filipinas y Malaisia .
malayopolinesio, -sia
malayopolinesio, -sia adjetivo /nombre masculino [lengua ] Que pertenece a un grupo de lenguas habladas en Oceanía, sudeste de Asia y Madagascar .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Malabo
Mal a bo /məlɑ́ːboʊ , ⦅米 ⦆mǽlə -/名詞 マラボ 〘赤道ギニアの首都 〙.
Malacca
Ma lac ca /məlǽkə /名詞 1 マラッカ 〘マレーシア南西部の州; その州都 〙.2 マラッカ海峡 〘the Strait of ~〙.3 〖m- 〗マラッカ杖 (づえ )(malacca cane ) 〘籐 (とう )製 〙.
Malachi
Mal a chi /mǽləkàɪ /名詞 〘聖書 〙マラキ 〘ヘブライの預言者 〙; マラキ書 〘旧約聖書の一書; ⦅略 ⦆Mal. 〙.
malachite
mal a chite /mǽləkàɪt /名詞 U 〘鉱 〙孔雀 (くじやく )石 .
maladjusted
m à l adj ú st ed /-ɪd /形容詞 〈人が 〉 (精神的な理由などで )社会環境に適していない .m à l adj ú stment 名詞 不適応 .
maladministration
m à l adm ì nistr á tion 名詞 U ⦅かたく ⦆誤った [まずい ]管理 [運用 ], 拙劣な経営 .
maladroit
mal a droit /mæ̀lədrɔ́ɪt /形容詞 ⦅かたく ⦆〈人が 〉 (人や問題などの対処が )不器用な, 手際の悪い .
malady
mal a dy /mǽlədi /名詞 複 -dies C 1 ⦅かたく ⦆(社会 組織の )深刻な問題, 弊害 .2 ⦅古 ⦆病気 (disease ).
Malagasy
Mal a gas y /mæ̀ləɡǽsi /名詞 複 -ies C マダガスカル人 ; U マダガスカル語 .形容詞 マダガスカル (人 [語 ])の .
malaise
mal aise /məléɪz, mæ -/名詞 U ⦅かたく ⦆1 〖単数形で 〗(集団 社会の )不調, 沈滞 .2 不快 (感 ), 不安 (感 ).
malapropism
mal a prop ism /mǽləprɑpɪ̀z (ə )m |-prɔp -/名詞 1 U 言葉の滑稽 (こつけい )な誤用 〘riceをliceとするような類音語の取り違えによる 〙.2 C 誤用語 (法 ).
malaria
ma lar i a /məlé ə riə /名詞 U 〘医 〙マラリア .
malarial
ma lar i al /məlé ə riəl /形容詞 マラリアの, マラリアのような .
malarkey
ma lar key -ky /məlɑ́ː r ki /名詞 U ⦅俗 ⦆たわごと .
Malawi
Ma la wi /məlɑ́ːwi /名詞 マラウィ 〘アフリカ南東部の共和国; 正式名the Republic of ~; 首都Lilongwe 〙.
Malay
Ma lay /méɪleɪ |məléɪ /名詞 複 ~s 1 C マレー人 .2 U マレー語 .形容詞 マレー人 [語 ]の ; マレー半島 [諸島 ]の .~̀ Archip é lago 〖the ~〗マレー諸島 (Malaysia ).~̀ Pen í nsula 〖the ~〗マレー半島 .
Malaya
Ma lay a /məléɪə /名詞 1 マレー半島 .2 マラヤ 〘マレー半島にあった国で現在はマレーシアの一部 〙.
Malayan
Ma lay an /məléɪən /名詞 形容詞 =Malay .
Malaysia
Ma lay si a /məléɪʒə, -ʃə |-ziə /名詞 1 マレーシア 〘東南アジアの国; 首都Kuala Lumpur 〙.2 マレー諸島 (the Malay Archipelago ).
Malaysian
Ma lay si an /məléɪʒ (ə )n, -ʃ (ə )n |-ziən /形容詞 マレーシア (人 )の ; マレー諸島の .名詞 C マレーシア人 ; マレー人 .