English-Thai Dictionary

rife

ADJ ซึ่ง แพร่กระจาย  แพร่หลาย  อุดมสมบูรณ์  plentiful widespread scarce sueng-pare-kra-jai

 

rife

ADJ มี อยู่ ทั่วไป  มี อยู่ ทั่วทุกหัวระแหง  ubiquitous me-yu-tua-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RIFE

a.[Heb. to multiply. ] Prevailing; prevalent. It is used of epidemic diseases.
The plague was then rife in Hungary.

 

RIFELY

adv. Prevalently; frequently. It was rifely reported that the Turks were coming in a great fleet.

 

RIFENESS

n.Frequency; prevalence.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RIFE

Rife, a. Etym: [AS. rif abundant, or Icel. rifr munificent; akin to OD. riff, rijve, abundant. ]

 

1. Prevailing; prevalent; abounding. Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife and mortal. Arbuthnot. Even now the tumult of loud mirth Was rife, and perfect in may listening ear. Milton.

 

2. Having power; active; nimble. [Obs. ] What! I am rife a little yet. J. Webster. -- Rife "ly, adv. -- Rife "ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

rife

rife |rīf raɪf | ▶adjective [ predic. ] (esp. of something undesirable or harmful ) of common occurrence; widespread: male chauvinism was rife in medicine in those days. • (rife with ) full of: the streets were rife with rumor and fear. ▶adverb in an unchecked or widespread manner: speculation ran rife that he was an arms dealer. DERIVATIVES rife ness noun ORIGIN late Old English rȳfe, probably from Old Norse rīfr ‘acceptable. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

rife

rife |rʌɪf | ▶adjective [ predic. ] (especially of something undesirable ) of common occurrence; widespread: male chauvinism was rife in medicine. • (rife with ) full of: the streets were rife with rumour and fear. ▶adverb in an unchecked or widespread manner: speculation ran rife that he was an arms dealer. DERIVATIVES rifeness noun ORIGIN late Old English rȳfe, probably from Old Norse rīfr ‘acceptable ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

rife

rife adjective 1 violence is rife: widespread, general, common, universal, extensive, ubiquitous, omnipresent, endemic, inescapable, insidious, prevalent. ANTONYMS scarce, unknown. 2 the village was rife with gossip: overflowing, bursting, alive, teeming, abounding. ANTONYMS devoid. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See prevalent . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

rife

rife adjective 1 violence is rife in our cities: widespread, general, common, universal, extensive, ubiquitous, global, omnipresent, everywhere, present everywhere, pandemic, epidemic, endemic, inescapable, insidious, prevalent, penetrating, pervading, pervasive, permeating, immanent; rare permeative, suffusive, permeant. ANTONYMS scarce, unknown. 2 the village was rife with gossip: overflowing, bursting, alive, swarming, teeming, seething, lousy; abounding in, abundant in, overrun by, full of. ANTONYMS devoid of.

 

Spanish Dictionary

rifeño, -ña

rifeño, -ña adjetivo 1 Relativo al Rif, región montañosa del norte de Marruecos, o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es del Rif :campesinas rifeñas; un rifeño delgado y rubio camina descalzo y vigila con una fusta su escueta propiedad .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

rife

rife /raɪf /形容詞 〖be ～〗〈病気 悪いうわさなどが 〉広まって, はびこって ; 〈場所が 〉 «…で » 満ちて, いっぱいで (full 1 ) «with » .r í fe ly 副詞 r í fe ness 名詞