English-Thai Dictionary
Seven Wonders of the World
N 7 สิ่งมหัศจรรย์ ของ โลก ได้แก่ สวน ลอย แห่ง บา บิ โลน ปีระมิด ที่ อียิปต์ สุสาน ที่ Halicarnassus วิหาร แห่ง อาร์ ที มิส ที่ Ephesus รูปปั้น เทพเจ้า ซี อุส โดย ฟิเดีย แห่ง โอลิมเปีย รูปปั้น ยักษ์ ที่ เกาะ โร ดส์ และ ประภาคาร ยักษ์ ที่ เมืองอ เล็ก ซาน เด รี ย 7-sing-ma-had-sa-jan-kong-lok
seven
N จำนวน เจ็ด เลข เจ็ด jam-nuan-jed
seven
N สิ่ง ที่ มีค่า เท่ากับ เจ็ด sing-ti-ma-ka-tao-kab-jed
sevenfold
ADJ เจ็ด เท่า ประกอบด้วย เจ็ด ส่วน jed-tao
sevenfold
ADV เป็น เจ็ด เท่า pen-jed-tao
seventeen
N สิบ เจ็ด จำนวน สิบ เจ็ด sib-jed
seventeenth
ADJ ลำดับ ที่ สิบ เจ็ด ซึ่ง เป็นหนึ่ง ใน สิบ เจ็ด ส่วน เท่าๆ กัน lam-dub-ti-sib-jed
seventeenth
ADV ใน ลำดับ ที่ สิบ เจ็ด mai-lam-dub-ti-sib-jed
seventeenth
N ส่วน ที่ สิบ เจ็ด อายุ 17 ปี เวลา 17.00 น suen-ti-sib-jed
seventh
ADJ ที่ เจ็ด ซึ่ง เป็นลำดับ ที่ เจ็ด ซึ่ง เป็นหนึ่ง ใน เจ็ด ส่วน ti-jed
seventh
N ระดับเสียง ที่ เจ็ด chord ra-dub-siang-ti-jed
seventh
N ลำดับ ที่ เจ็ด lam-dub-ti-jed
seventh-day
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ วันที่ เจ็ด ของ สัปดาห์ (หมายถึง วัน เสาร์ ซึ่ง เป็น วัน พักผ่อน และ วันสำคัญ ทาง ศาสนาคริสต์ นิกาย โปร แตส แตน ท์ kiao-kab-jed-wan-kong-sab-da
seventies
N ตัวเลข หรือ ปี หรือ องศา ตั้งแต่ 70-79 tua-lak-rue-pe-rue-ong-sa-tang-tea-70-79
seventieth
ADJ ที่ เจ็ดสิบ ลำดับ ที่ เจ็ดสิบ ซึ่ง เป็นหนึ่ง ใน เจ็ดสิบ เท่าๆ กัน ti-jed-sib
seventieth
N ส่วน ที่ เจ็ดสิบ ลำดับ ที่ เจ็ดสิบ หนึ่ง ใน เจ็ดสิบ เท่าๆ กัน suan-ti-jed-sib
seventy
N เจ็ดสิบ จำนวน เจ็ดสิบ จำนวน สิบ คูณ เจ็ด เลข 70 กลุ่ม ที่ มี 7 คน jed-sib
sevenup
N เกม ไพ่ แบบ หนึ่ง
sever
VI แยก เป็น ส่วนๆ แบ่งแยก ตัด สัมพันธไมตรี yeak-pen-suan
sever
VT แยก ออก ตัด สัมพันธไมตรี ตัดขาด แบ่งแยก part split separate yeak-ook
several
ADJ หลาย เยอะแยะ มากกว่า สอง some any many none lai
severally
ADV หลากหลาย ต่างๆ นานา ตามลำดับ exclusively separately lak-lai
severalty
N การ มีเจ้าของ หลาย คน การ มี หลากหลาย kan-me-jao-kong-lai-kon
severance
N การ ตัดขาด การ แยก ออก การแตกแยก การ ตัดความสัมพันธ์ การ แบ่ง เป็น ส่วนๆ section separation split attachment connection kan-tad-kad
severe
ADJ รุนแรง ดุเดือด เคร่งครัด เอาจริงเอาจัง เข้มงวด กวดขัน cruel oppressive resolute rigid earnest run-rang
severely
ADV อย่างรุนแรง อย่างเข้มงวด อย่างเอาจริงเอาจัง critically harshly rigorously yang-run-rang
severity
N ความรุนแรง ความเข้มงวด ความ กวดขัน ความ เคร่ง ความยากลำบาก ความแม่นยำ การ ลงโทษ อย่างรุนแรง asperity sharpness unkindness hardheartedness kindness pity softness kwam-run-rang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SEVEN
a.sev'n [L. septem.] Four and three; one more than six or less than eight. Seven days constitute a week. We read in Scripture of seven years of plenty, and seven years of famine, seven trumpets, seven seals, seven vials, etc.
SEVENFOLD
a.[seven and fold. ] Repeated seven times; doubled seven times; increased to seven times the size or amount; as the sevenfold shield of Ajax; sevenfold rage.
SEVENFOLD
adv. Seven times as much or often. Whoever slayeth Cain, vengence shall be taken on him sevenfold. Genesis 4:15.
SEVENNIGHT
n.[seven and night. ] A week; the period of seven days and nights; or the time from one day of the week to the next day of the same denomination preceding or following. Our ancestors numbered the diurnal rebolutions of the earth by nights, as they reckoned the annual revolutions by winters. Sevennight is now contracted into sennight, which see.
SEVENSCORE
n.[seven and score, twenty notches or marks.] Seven times twenty, that is, a hundred and forty. The old countess of Desmond, who lived sevenscore years, dentized twice or thrice. Bacon.
SEVENTEEN
a.[seven-ten.] Seven and ten.
SEVENTEENTH
a.[from seventeen. ] The ordinal of seventeen; the seventh after the tenth. On the seventeenth day of the second month- all the fountains of the great deep were broken up. Genesis 7:11.
SEVENTH
a. 1. The ordinal of seven; the first after the sixth.
On the seventh day God ended his work which he had made, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work which he had made. Genesis 2:2.
2. Containing or being one part in seven; as the seventh part.
SEVENTH
n. 1. The seventh part; one part in seven.
2. In music, a dissonat interval or heptachord. An interval consisting of four tones and two major semitones, is called a seventh minor. An interval composed of five tones and a major semitone, is called a seventh major.
SEVENTHLY
adv. In the seventh place.
SEVENTIETH
a.[from seventy. ] The ordinal of seventy; as a man in the seventieth year of his age. The seventieth year begins immediately after the close of the sixth-ninth.
SEVENTY
a.[Gr. ten. ] Seven times ten. That he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. Daniel 9:2.
SEVENTY
n.The Septuagint or seventy translators of the Old Testament into the Greek language.
SEVER
v.t.[There may be a doubt whether sever is derived from the Latin separo. Heb. Ch. Syr. Ar. to break. ] 1. To part or divide by violence; to separate by parting or rending; as, to sever the body or the arm at a single stroke.
2. To part from the rest by violence; as, to sever the head from the body.
3. To separate; to disjoin; as distinct things, but united; as the dearest friends severed by cruel necessity.
4. To separate and put in different places or orders.
The angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just. Matthew 13:49.
5. To disjoin; to disunite; in a general sense, but usually applying violence.
6. To keep distinct or apart.
7. In law, to disunite; to disconnect; to part possession; as, to sever a state in joint-tenacy.
SEVER
v.i. 1. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
The Lord will sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt. Exodus 9:4.
2. To suffer disjunction; to be parted or rent assunder.
SEVERAL
a.[from several. ] 1. Separate; distinct; not common to two or more; as a several fishery; a several estate. A several fishery is one held by the owner of the soil, or by title derived from the owner. A several estate is one held by a tenant in his own right, or a distinct estate unconnected with any other person.
2. Separate; different; distinct.
Divers sorts of beasts came from several parts to drink. Bacon.
Four several armies to the field are lead. Dryden.
3. Divers; consisting of a number; more than two, but not very many. Several persons were present when the event took place.
4. Separate; single; particular.
Each several ship a victory did gain. Dryden.
5. Distinct; appropriate.
Each might his several province well command,
Would all but stoop to what they understand. Pope.
A joint and several note or bond, is one executed by two or more persons, each of whom is bound to pay the whole, in case the others prove to be insolvent.
SEVERAL
n. 1. Each particular, or small number, singly taken.
Several of them neither rose from any conspicuous family, nor left any behing them. Addison.
There was not time enough to hear
The severals- Shak.
[This latter use, in the plural, is now infrequent or obsolete. ]
2. An inclosed or separate place; inclosed ground; as, they had their several for the heathen, their several for their own people; put a beast into a several. [These applications are nearly or wholly obsolete. ]
In several, in a state of separation.
Where pastures in several be. [Little used. ] Tusser.
SEVERALITY
n.Each particular singly taken; distinction. [Not in use. ]
SEVERALIZE
v.t.To distinguish. [Not in use. ]
SEVERALLY
adv. Separately; distinctly; apart from others. Call the men severally by name. I could not keep my eye steady on them severally so as to number them. Newton.
To be jointly and severally bound in a contract, is for each obligor to be liable to pay the whole demand, in case the other or others are not able.
SEVERALTY
n.A state of separation from the rest, or from all others. An estate in severalty, is that which the tenant holds in his own right, without being joined in interest with any other person. It is distinguished from joint-tenacy, coparcenary and common.
SEVERANCE
n.Separation; the act of dividing or disuniting. The sevrance of a jointure is make by destroying the unity of interest. Thus when there are two joint-tenants for life, and the inheritance is purchased by or descends upon either, it is a servrance. So also when two persons are joined in a writ, and one is nonsuited; in this case sevrance is permitted, and the other plantif may proceed in the suit. So also in assize, when two or more disseizees appear upon the writ, and not the other, sevrance is permitted.
SEVERE
a.[L. severus. ] 1. Rigid; harsh; not mild or indulgent; as severe words; severe treatment; severe wrath.
2. Sharp; hard rigorous.
Let your zeal-be more severe against thyself than against others. Taylor.
3. Very strict; or sometimes perhaps, unreasonably strict or exact; giving no indulgence to faults or errors; as severe government; severe criticism.
4. Rigorous, perhaps cruel; as severe punishment; severe justice.
5. Grave; sober; sedate to an extreme; opposed to cheerful, gay, light, lively.
Your looks must alter, as your subject does,
From kind to fierce, from wanton to severe. Waller.
6. Rigidly exact; strictly methodical; not lax or airy. I will not venture on on so nice a subject with my severe style.
7. Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; as severe pain, anguish, torture, etc.
8. Sharp; biting; extreme; as severe cold.
9. Close; concise; not luxuriant.
The Latin, a most severe and compendious language- Dryden.
1 . Exact; critical; nice; as a sever test.
SEVERELY
adv. 1. Harshly; sharply; as, the chide one severely.
2. Strictly; rigorously; as, to judge one severely.
To be or fondly or severely kind. Savage.
3. With extreme rigor; as, to punish severely.
4. Painfully; effectively; greatly; as, to be severely afflicted the gout.
5. Fiercely; ferociously.
More formidable Hydra stands within,
Whose jaws with iron teeth severely grin. Dryden.
SEVERITE
n.A mineral found near St. Sever, in France, occurring in small masses, white without luster, a little harder than lithomarge.
SEVERITY
n.[L. sveritas.] 1. Harshness; rigor; austerity; want of mildness or indulgence; as the severity of a reprimand or reproof.
2. Rigor; extreme strictness; as the severity of discipline or government.
3. Excessive figor; extreme degree or amount. Severity of penalties or punishments often defeats the object by exciting pity.
4. Extremity; quality or power of distressing; as the severity of pain or anguish.
5. Extreme degree; as the severity of cold or heat.
6. Extreme coldness or inclemency; as the severity of the winter.
7. Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as severity practiced on prisoners of war.
8. Exactness; rigor; niceness; as the severity of a test.
9. Strictness; rigid accuracy.
Confining myself to the severity of truth. Dryden.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SEVEN
Sev "en, a. Etym: [OE. seven, seoven, seofen, AS. seofon, seofan,seofen; akin to D. zeven, OS. , Goth. , & OHG. sibun, G. sieben, Icel. sjau, sjö, Sw. sju, Dan. syv, Lith. septyni, Russ. seme, W. saith, Gael. seachd, Ir. seacht, L. septem, Gr. saptan. sq. root3 5. Cf. Hebdomad, Heptagon, September. ]
Defn: One more than six; six and one added; as, seven days make one week. Seven sciences. See the Note under Science, n., 4. -- Seven stars (Astron.), the Pleiades. -- Seven wonders of the world. See under Wonders. -- Seven-year apple (Bot. ), a rubiaceous shrub (Genipa clusiifolia ) growing in the West Indies; also, its edible fruit. -- Seven-year vine (Bot. ), a tropical climbing plant (Ipomoea tuberosa ) related to the morning-glory.
SEVEN
SEVEN Sev "en, n.
1. The number greater by one than six; seven units or objects. Of every beast, and bird, and insect small, Game sevens and pairs. Milton.
2. A symbol representing seven units, as 7, or vii.
SEVENFOLD
SEVENFOLD Sev "en *fold `, a.
Defn: Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to seven times the size or amount. "Sevenfold rage. " Milton.
SEVENFOLD
SEVENFOLD Sev "en *fold `, adv.
Defn: Seven times as much or as often. Whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. Gen. iv. 15.
SEVENNIGHT
SEVENNIGHT Seven "night, n.
Defn: A week; any period of seven consecutive days and nights. See Sennight.
SEVENSCORE
SEVENSCORE Sev "en *score `, n. & a.
Defn: Seven times twenty, that is, a hundred and forty. The old Countess of Desmond... lived sevenscore years. Bacon.
SEVEN-SHOOTER
SEVEN-SHOOTER Sev "en-shoot `er, n.
Defn: A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading. [Colloq. ]
SEVENTEEN
Sev "en *teen `, a. Etym: [OE. seventene, AS. seofontyne, i. e., seven- ten. Cf. Seventy. ]
Defn: One more than sixteen; ten and seven added; as, seventeen years.
SEVENTEEN
SEVENTEEN Sev "en *teen `, n.
1. The number greater by one than sixteen; the sum of ten and seven; seventeen units or objects.
2. A symbol denoting seventeen units, as 17, or xvii.
SEVENTEENTH
Sev "en *teenth `, a. Etym: [From Seventeen: cf. AS. seofonteóedha,seofonteogeedha.]
1. Next in order after the sixteenth; coming after sixteen others. In. .. the seventeenth day of the month. .. were all the fountains of the great deep broken up. Gen. vii. 11.
2. Constituting or being one of seventeen equal parts into which anything is divided.
SEVENTEENTH
SEVENTEENTH Sev "en *teenth `, n.
1. The next in order after the sixteenth; one coming after sixteen others.
2. The quotient of a unit divided by seventeen; one of seventeen equal parts or divisions of one whole.
3. (Mus. )
Defn: An interval of two octaves and a third.
SEVENTH
Sev "enth, a. Etym: [From Seven: cf. AS. seofoedha.]
1. Next in order after the sixth; ; coming after six others. On the seventh day, God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Gen. ii. 2.
2. Constituting or being one of seven equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the seventh part. Seventh day, the seventh day of the week; Saturday. -- Seventh-day Baptists. See under Baptist.
SEVENTH
SEVENTH Sev "enth, n.
1. One next in order after the sixth; one coming after six others.
2. The quotient of a unit divided by seven; one of seven equal parts into which anything is divided.
3. (Mus. ) (a ) An interval embracing seven diatonic degrees of the scale. (b ) A chord which includes the interval of a seventh whether major, minor, or diminished.
SEVEN-THIRTIES
SEVEN-THIRTIES Sev `en-thir "ties, n. pl.
Defn: A name given to three several issues of United States Treasury notes, made during the Civil War, in denominations of $5 and over, bearing interest at the rate of seven and three tenths (thirty hundredths ) per cent annually. Within a few years they were all redeemed or funded.
SEVENTHLY
SEVENTHLY Sev "enth *ly, adv.
Defn: In the seventh place.
SEVENTIETH
Sev "en *ti *eth, a. Etym: [AS. hund-seofontigoedha.]
1. Next in order after the sixty-ninth; as, a man in the seventieth year of his age.
2. Constituting or being one of seventy equal parts.
SEVENTIETH
SEVENTIETH Sev "en *ti *eth, n.
1. One next in order after the sixty-ninth.
2. The quotient of a unit divided by seventy; one of seventy equal parts or fractions.
SEVENTY
Sev "en *ty, a. Etym: [AS. hund-seofontig. See Seven, and Ten, and cf. Seventeen, Sixty. ]
Defn: Seven times ten; one more than sixty-nine.
SEVENTY
Sev "en *ty, n.; pl. Seventies (.
1. The sum of seven times ten; seventy units or objects.
2. A symbol representing seventy units, as 7 , or lxx. The Seventy, the translators of the Greek version of the Old Testament called the Septuagint. See Septuagint.
SEVENTY-FOUR
SEVENTY-FOUR Sev `en *ty-four ", n. (Naut. )
Defn: A naval vessel carrying seventy-four guns.
SEVEN-UP
SEVEN-UP Sev "en-up `, n.
Defn: The game of cards called also all fours, and old sledge. [U. S.]
SEVER
Sev "er, v. t. [imp. &. p. p. Severed; p. pr. & vb. n. Severing.]Etym: [OF. sevrer, severer, to separate, F. sevrer to wean, fr. L. separare. See Separate, and cf. Several. ]
1. To separate, as one from another; to cut off from something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by violence, as by cutting, rending, etc. ; as, to sever the head from the body. The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just. Matt. xiii. 49.
2. To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to cut through; to disjoin; as, to sever the arm or leg. Our state can not be severed; we are one. Milton.
3. To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt. I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there. Ex. viii. 22.
4. (Law )
Defn: To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate; as, to sever an estate in joint tenancy. Blackstone.
SEVER
SEVER Sev "er, v. i.
1. To suffer disjunction; to be parted, or rent asunder; to be separated; to part; to separate. Shak.
2. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish. The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt. Ex. ix. 4. They claimed the right of severing in their challenge. Macaulay.
SEVERABLE
SEVERABLE Sev "er *a *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being severed. Encyc. Dict.
SEVERAL
Sev "er *al, a. Etym: [OF. , fr. LL. separalis, fr. L. separ separate, different. See Sever, Separate. ]
1. Separate; distinct; particular; single. Each several ship a victory did gain. Dryden. Each might his several province well command, Would all but stoop to what they understand. Pope.
2. Diverse; different; various. Spenser. Habits and faculties, several, and to be distinguished. Bacon. Four several armies to the field are led. Dryden.
3. Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry; as, several persons were present when the event took place.
SEVERAL
SEVERAL Sev "er *al, adv.
Defn: By itself; severally. [Obs. ] Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehoudses. Robynson (More's Utopia ).
SEVERAL
SEVERAL Sev "er *al, n.
1. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual. [Obs. ] There was not time enough to hear. .. The severals. Shak.
2. Persons oe objects, more than two, but not very many. Several of them neither rose from any conspicuous family, nor left any behind them. Addison.
3. An inclosed or separate place; inclosure. [Obs. ] They had their several for heathen nations, their several for the people of their own nation. Hooker. In several, in a state of separation. [R.] "Where pastures in several be. " Tusser.
SEVERALITY
Sev `er *al "i *ty, n.; pl. Severalities (.
Defn: Each particular taken singly; distinction. [Obs. ] Bp. Hall.
SEVERALIZE
SEVERALIZE Sev "er *al *ize, v. t.
Defn: To distinguish. [Obs. ]
SEVERALLY
SEVERALLY Sev "er *al *ly, adv.
Defn: Separately; distinctly; apart from others; individually. There must be an auditor to check and revise each severally by itself. De Quincey.
SEVERALTY
SEVERALTY Sev "er *al *ty, n.
Defn: A state of separation from the rest, or from all others; a holding by individual right. Forests which had never been owned in severalty. Bancroft. Estate in severalty (Law ), an estate which the tenant holds in his own right, without being joined in interest with any other person; -- distinguished from joint tenancy, coparcenary, and common. Blackstone.
SEVERANCE
SEVERANCE Sev "er *ance, n.
1. The act of severing, or the state of being severed; partition; separation. Milman.
2. (Law )
Defn: The act of dividing; the singling or severing of two or more that join, or are joined, in one writ; the putting in several or separate pleas or answers by two or more disjointly; the destruction of the unity of interest in a joint estate. Bouvier.
SEVERE
Se *vere ", a. [Compar. Severer; superl. Severest.] Etym: [L. severus; perhaps akin to Gr. swikns innocent, chaste: cf. F. sévère. Cf. Asseverate, Persevere. ]
1. Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful. Your looks alter, as your subject does, From kind to fierce, from wanton to severe. Waller.
2. Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh; not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism; severe punishment. "Custody severe. " Milton. Come! you are too severe a moraler. Shak. Let your zeal, if it must be expressed in anger, be always more severe against thyself than against others. Jer. Taylor.
3. Rigidly methodical, or adherent to rule or principle; exactly conformed to a standard; not allowing or employing unneccessary ornament, amplification, etc. ; strict; -- said of style, argument, etc. "Restrained by reason and severe principles." Jer. Taylor. The Latin, a most severe and compendious language. Dryden.
4. Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold.
5. Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a severe test.
Syn. -- Strict; grave; austere; stern; morose; rigid; exact; rigorous; hard; rough; harsh; censorious; tart; acrimonious; sarcastic; satirical; cutting; biting; keen; bitter; cruel. See Strict. -- Se *vere "ly, adv. -- Se *vere "ness, n.
SEVERITY
Se *ver "i *ty, n.; pl. Severities. Etym: [L. severitas: cf. F.sévérité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being severe. Specifically: -- (a ) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a reproof; severity of discipline or government; severity of penalties. "Strict age, and sour severity. "Milton. (b ) The quality or power of distressing or paining; extreme degree; extremity; intensity; inclemency; as, the severity of pain or anguish; the severity of cold or heat; the severity of the winter. (c ) Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as, severity practiced on prisoners of war. (d ) Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of a test. Confining myself to the severity of truth. Dryden.
SEVERY
Sev "er *y, n. Etym: [Prob. corrupted fr. ciborium. Oxf. Gloss. ](Arch. )
Defn: A bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling. [Written also civery.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
seven
sev en |ˈsevən ˈsɛvən | ▶cardinal number equivalent to the sum of three and four; one more than six, or three less than ten; 7: two sevens are fourteen | the remaining seven were sentenced to terms of imprisonment. (Roman numeral: vii, VII ) • a group or unit of seven people or things: animals were offered for sacrifice in sevens. • seven years old: my mother died when I was seven. • seven o'clock: the meeting doesn't finish until seven. • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by seven. • a playing card with seven pips. ORIGIN Old English seofon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeven and German sieben, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin septem and Greek hepta .
seven deadly sins
sev en dead ly sins ▶plural noun (the seven deadly sins ) (in Christian tradition ) the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
sevenfold
sev en fold |ˈsevənˌfōld ˈsɛvənfoʊld | ▶adjective seven times as great or as numerous: stock fund sales were up sevenfold from December. • having seven parts or elements: the sevenfold purpose of religious education. ▶adverb by seven times; to seven times the number or amount: his rent had gone up sevenfold.
Seven Hills of Rome
Seven Hills of Rome the seven hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built: Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Quirinal, Viminal, and Palatine.
Seven Sages
Sev en Sag es seven wise Greeks of the 6th century bc, to each of whom a moral saying is attributed. The seven, named in a traditional list found in Plato, are Bias, Chilon, Cleobulus, Periander, Pittacus, Solon, and Thales.
seven seas
sev en seas |ˈsɛvən siz | ▶plural noun (the seven seas ) all the oceans of the world (conventionally listed as the Arctic, Antarctic, North Pacific, South Pacific, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Indian Oceans ).
Seven Sisters
Sev en Sis ters |ˈsɛvən ˈsɪstərz | (the Seven Sisters ) 1 Astronomy the star cluster of the Pleiades. 2 a group of women's (or formerly women's ) colleges in the eastern US having high academic and social prestige. It includes Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar, and Wellesley.
Seven Sleepers
Sev en Sleep ers (in early Christian legend ) seven noble Christian youths of Ephesus who fell asleep in a cave while fleeing from persecution by the Roman emperor Decius (c.250 AD ) and awoke 187 years later.
seventeen
sev en teen |ˌsevənˈtēn, ˈsevənˌtēn ˈˌsɛvənˈˌtin | ▶cardinal number one more than sixteen, or seven more than ten; 17: seventeen years later | a list of names, seventeen in all. (Roman numeral: xvii, XVII ) • seventeen years old: he joined the Marines at seventeen. • a set or team of seventeen individuals. DERIVATIVES sev en teenth |ˌsevənˈtēnTH, ˈsevənˌtēnTH |adjective & noun ORIGIN Old English seofontīene, from the Germanic base of seven .
seventeen-year locust
sev en teen-year lo cust ▶noun the nymph of the northern species of the periodical cicada. See periodical cicada.
seventh
sev enth |ˈsevənTH ˈsɛvənθ | ▶ordinal number constituting number seven in a sequence; 7th: his seventh goal of the season | the seventh of June | he was the seventh of eight children. • (a seventh /one seventh ) each of seven equal parts into which something is or may be divided. • the seventh finisher or position in a race or competition: he finished seventh in the tournament. • seventhly (used to introduce a seventh point or reason ). • Music an interval spanning seven consecutive notes in a diatonic scale. • Music the note that is higher by this interval than the tonic of a diatonic scale or root of a chord. • Music a chord in which the seventh note of the scale forms an important component. PHRASES in seventh heaven see heaven. DERIVATIVES sev enth ly adverb
Seventh-day Adventist
Sev enth-day Ad vent ist |ˈˌsɛvənθ ˌdeɪ ˈædvɛn (t )əst | ▶noun a member of a Protestant sect that preaches the imminent return of Christ to Earth (originally expecting the Second Coming in 1844 ) and observes Saturday as the sabbath. See also Adventist.
seventy
sev en ty |ˈsevəntē ˈsɛvən (t )i | ▶cardinal number ( pl. seventies ) the number equivalent to the product of seven and ten; ten less than eighty; 70: about seventy people attended | seventy were arrested. (Roman numeral: lxx, LXX ) • (seventies ) the numbers from seventy to seventy-nine, esp. the years of a century or of a person's life: Dad was now in his seventies. • seventy years old: she was nearly seventy. • seventy miles an hour: doing about seventy. DERIVATIVES sev en ti eth |-tēəTH |ordinal number, sev en ty fold |-ˌfōld |adjective & adverb ORIGIN Old English hundseofontig, from hund- (of uncertain origin ) + seofon ‘seven. ’
seventy-eight
sev en ty-eight (usu. 78 ) ▶noun an old phonograph record designed to be played at 78 rpm.
seven-up
sev en-up ▶noun chiefly historical a variety of the card game “all fours ” in which the winner is the first to score seven points.
Seven Wonders of the World
Sev en Won ders of the World the seven most spectacular man-made structures of the ancient world. Traditionally they comprise (1 ) the pyramids of Egypt, esp. those at Giza; (2 ) the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; (3 ) the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus; (4 ) the temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Asia Minor; (5 ) the Colossus of Rhodes; (6 ) the huge ivory and gold statue of Zeus at Olympia in Peloponnesus, made by Phidias c. 430 bc; (7 ) the Pharos of Alexandria (or in some lists, the walls of Babylon ).
seven-year itch
sev en-year itch ▶noun [ in sing. ] a supposed tendency to infidelity after seven years of marriage.
Seven Years War
Sev en Years War a war (1756 –63 ) that set Britain, Prussia, and Hanover against Austria, France, Russia, Saxony, Sweden, and Spain. Its main issues were the struggle between Britain and France for supremacy overseas, and that between Prussia and Austria for the domination of Germany. The British made substantial gains over France abroad, capturing French Canada and undermining French influence in India. The war was ended by the Treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg in 1763, leaving Britain the supreme European naval and colonial power and Prussia in an appreciably stronger position than before in central Europe. See also French and Indian War .
sever
sev er |ˈsevər ˈsɛvər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] divide by cutting or slicing, esp. suddenly and forcibly: the head was severed from the body | (as adj. severed ) : severed limbs. • put an end to (a connection or relationship ); break off: he severed his relations with Lawrence. DERIVATIVES sev er a ble adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French severer, from Latin separare ‘disjoin, divide. ’
several
sev er al |ˈsev (ə )rəl ˈsɛv (ə )rəl | ▶determiner & pronoun more than two but not many: [ as determiner ] : the author of several books | [ as pronoun ] : Van Gogh was just one of several artists who gathered at Auvers | several of his friends attended. ▶adjective separate or respective: the two levels of government sort out their several responsibilities. • Law applied or regarded separately. Often contrasted with joint. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ ‘separate, different. ’ usage: See usage at various .
severally
sev er al ly |ˈsev (ə )rəlē ˈsevrəli | ▶adverb separately or individually; each in turn: the partners are jointly and severally liable.
severalty
sev er al ty |ˈsev (ə )rəltē ˈsɛvərəlti | ▶noun archaic the condition of being separate. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French severalte, from several (see several ).
severance
sev er ance |ˈsev (ə )rəns ˈsɛv (ə )rəns | ▶noun the action of ending a connection or relationship: the severance and disestablishment of the Irish Church | a complete severance of links with the Republic. • the state of being separated or cut off: she works on the feeling of severance, of being deprived of her mother. • dismissal or discharge from employment: [ as modifier ] : employees were offered severance terms. • short for severance pay. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin separare (see sever ).
severance pay
sev er ance pay ▶noun an amount paid to an employee upon dismissal or discharge from employment.
severe
se vere |səˈvi (ə )r səˈvɪ (ə )r | ▶adjective ( severer, severest ) 1 (of something bad or undesirable ) very great; intense: a severe shortage of technicians | a severe attack of asthma | damage is not too severe. • demanding great ability, skill, or resilience: a severe test of stamina. 2 strict or harsh: the charges would have warranted a severe sentence | he is unusually severe on what he regards as tendentious pseudo-learning. 3 very plain in style or appearance: she wore another severe suit, gray this time. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. ( sense 2 ): from French sévère or Latin severus .
severely
se vere ly |səˈvi (ə )rlē | ▶adverb 1 to an undesirably great or intense degree: our business has been severely affected by the slowdown | [ as submodifier ] : severely injured patients. 2 strictly or harshly: the culprits will be severely punished. • in a formal and unsmiling way: “I hope you're not trying to steal my girlfriend, ” I said severely. 3 in a very plain style: her hair was severely pulled back into a bun.
severity
se ver i ty |səˈveritē sɪˈverəti | ▶noun the fact or condition of being severe: sentences should reflect the severity of the crime | hay fever symptoms vary in severity. she stared at me with mock severity.
Severn
Sev ern |ˈsevərn ˈsɛvərn | a river of southwestern Britain. Rising in central Wales, it flows northeast and then south in a broad curve for about 180 miles (290 km ) to its mouth on the Bristol Channel.
Severnaya Zemlya
Se ver na ya Zem lya |ˈsevərnäˌyä ˌzemlēˈä, syivirnäˈyä zemˈlyä ˈsɛvərnɑˌjɑ ˌzɛmliˈɑ | a group of uninhabited islands in the Arctic Ocean off the northern coast of Russia, to the north of the Taimyr Peninsula.
Severodvinsk
Se ve ro dvinsk |ˌsevərədˈvinsk, syivyirədˈvyinsk ˈsɛvərədvɪnsk | a port in northwestern Russia, on the White Sea coast, west of Archangel; pop. 191,400 (est. 2008 ).
Severus, Septimius
Se ve rus, Septimius |səˈvi (ə )rəs səˈvɪrəs | (146 –211 ), Roman emperor 193 –211; full name Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax. In 208, he led an army to Britain to suppress a rebellion in the north and later died at York.
severy
sev er y |ˈsev (ə )rē ˈsɛvəri | ▶noun ( pl. severies ) Architecture a bay or compartment in a vaulted ceiling. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French civoire ‘ciborium ’ (see ciborium ).
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seven
seven |ˈsɛv (ə )n | ▶cardinal number equivalent to the sum of three and four; one more than six, or three less than ten; 7: two sevens are fourteen | the remaining seven were sentenced to terms of imprisonment. (Roman numeral: vii or VII ) • a group or unit of seven people or things: animals were offered for sacrifice in sevens. • seven years old: my mother died when I was seven. • seven o'clock: the meeting doesn't finish until seven. • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by seven. • a playing card with seven pips. • (sevens ) seven-a-side rugby. PHRASES the seven deadly sins (in Christian tradition ) the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth. the seven seas all the oceans of the world (conventionally listed as the Arctic, Antarctic, North Pacific, South Pacific, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Indian Oceans ). the seven-year itch a supposed tendency to infidelity after seven years of marriage. ORIGIN Old English seofon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeven and German sieben, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin septem and Greek hepta .
seven deadly sins
sev en dead ly sins ▶plural noun (the seven deadly sins ) (in Christian tradition ) the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
sevenfold
seven |fold |ˈsɛv (ə )nfəʊld | ▶adjective seven times as great or as numerous: profits have recorded a sevenfold increase to £218 million. • having seven parts or elements: the sevenfold purpose of religious education. ▶adverb by seven times; to seven times the number or amount: his rent had gone up sevenfold.
Seven Hills of Rome
Seven Hills of Rome the seven hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built: Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Quirinal, Viminal, and Palatine.
Seven Sages
Seven Sages seven wise Greeks of the 6th century bc, to each of whom a moral saying is attributed. The seven, named in a traditional list found in Plato, are Bias, Chilon, Cleobulus, Periander, Pittacus, Solon, and Thales.
seven seas
sev en seas |ˈsɛvən siz | ▶plural noun (the seven seas ) all the oceans of the world (conventionally listed as the Arctic, Antarctic, North Pacific, South Pacific, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Indian Oceans ).
Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters Astronomy the star cluster of the Pleiades.
Seven Sleepers
Seven Sleepers (in early Christian legend ) seven noble Christian youths of Ephesus who fell asleep in a cave while fleeing from the Decian persecution and awoke 187 years later.
seventeen
seven |teen |sɛv (ə )nˈtiːn, ˈsɛv (ə )ntiːn | ▶cardinal number one more than sixteen, or seven more than ten; 17: seventeen years later | a list of names, seventeen in all. (Roman numeral xvii or XVII ) • seventeen years old: he joined the Marines at seventeen. • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by seventeen. • a set or team of seventeen individuals. DERIVATIVES seventeenth ordinal number ORIGIN Old English seofontīene, from the Germanic base of seven .
seventeen-year locust
sev en teen-year lo cust ▶noun the nymph of the northern species of the periodical cicada. See periodical cicada.
seventh
sev |enth |ˈsɛv (ə )nθ | ▶ordinal number 1 constituting number seven in a sequence; 7th: his seventh goal of the season | the seventh of June | he was the seventh of eight children. • the seventh finisher or position in a race or competition: Jo Richardson came seventh. • seventhly (used to introduce a seventh point or reason ). • Music an interval spanning seven consecutive notes in a diatonic scale. • Music the note which is higher by a seventh than the tonic of a diatonic scale or root of a chord. • Music a chord in which the seventh note of the scale forms an important component. 2 each of seven equal parts into which something is or may be divided. PHRASES in seventh heaven see heaven. DERIVATIVES seventhly adverb
Seventh-Day Adventist
Seventh-Day Ad ¦vent |ist ▶noun a member of a strict Protestant sect which preaches the imminent return of Christ to Earth (originally expecting the Second Coming in 1844 ) and observes Saturday as the sabbath.
seventy
sev |enty |ˈsɛv (ə )nti | ▶cardinal number ( pl. seventies ) the number equivalent to the product of seven and ten; ten less than eighty; 70: about seventy people attended | seventy were arrested. (Roman numeral: lxx or LXX ) • (seventies ) the numbers from seventy to seventy-nine, especially the years of a century or of a person's life: Dad was now in his seventies. • seventy years old: she was nearly seventy. • seventy miles an hour: doing about seventy. • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by seventy. DERIVATIVES seventieth ordinal number, seventyfold adjective & adverb ORIGIN Old English hundseofontig, from hund- (of uncertain origin ) + seofon ‘seven ’ + -tig (see -ty 2 ).
seventy-eight
seventy-eight (usu. 78 ) ▶noun an old gramophone record designed to be played at 78 rpm.
seven-up
sev en-up ▶noun chiefly historical a variety of the card game “all fours ” in which the winner is the first to score seven points.
Seven Wonders of the World
Seven Wonders of the World the seven most spectacular man-made structures of the ancient world. Traditionally they comprise (1 ) the pyramids of Egypt, especially those at Giza; (2 ) the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; (3 ) the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus; (4 ) the temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Asia Minor; (5 ) the Colossus of Rhodes; (6 ) the huge ivory and gold statue of Zeus at Olympia in the Peloponnese, made by Phidias c. 430 bc; (7 ) the Pharos of Alexandria (or in some lists, the walls of Babylon ).
seven-year itch
sev en-year itch ▶noun [ in sing. ] a supposed tendency to infidelity after seven years of marriage.
Seven Years War
Seven Years War a war (1756 –63 ) which ranged Britain, Prussia, and Hanover against Austria, France, Russia, Saxony, Sweden, and Spain. Its main issues were the struggle between Britain and France for supremacy overseas, and that between Prussia and Austria for the domination of Germany. The British made substantial gains over France abroad, capturing French Canada and undermining French influence in India. The war was ended by the Treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg in 1763, leaving Britain the supreme European naval and colonial power and Prussia in an appreciably stronger position than before in central Europe.
sever
sever |ˈsɛvə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly: the head was severed from the body | (as adj. severed ) : severed limbs. • put an end to (a connection or relationship ); break off: the notice itself may be sufficient to sever the joint tenancy. DERIVATIVES severable adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French severer, from Latin separare ‘disjoin, divide ’.
several
sev |eral |ˈsɛv (ə )r (ə )l | ▶determiner & pronoun more than two but not many: [ as determiner ] : the author of several books | [ as pronoun ] : the programme is one of several in the UK | several of his friends attended. ▶adjective separate or respective: the two levels of government sort out their several responsibilities. • Law applied or regarded separately. Often contrasted with joint. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ ‘separate, different ’.
severally
sev ¦er |al ¦ly |ˈsɛv (ə )r (ə )li | ▶adverb separately or individually; each in turn: the partners are jointly and severally liable.
severalty
sev ¦er |al ¦ty |ˈsɛv (ə )r (ə )lti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] archaic the condition of being separate. PHRASES in severalty Law (of land ) in one's own right as private property, rather than in interest with another. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French severalte, from several (see several ).
severance
sev ¦er |ance |ˈsɛv (ə )r (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of ending a connection or relationship: the severance and disestablishment of the Irish Church | [ count noun ] : a complete severance of links with the Republic. • the state of being separated or cut off. • dismissal or discharge from employment: [ as modifier ] : employees were offered severance terms. • short for severance pay. 2 division by cutting or slicing. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin separare (see sever ).
severance pay
sev ¦er |ance pay ▶noun an amount paid to an employee on the early termination of a contract.
severe
se ¦vere |sɪˈvɪə | ▶adjective ( severer, severest ) 1 (of something bad or undesirable ) very great; intense: a severe shortage of technicians | a severe attack of asthma | the damage is not too severe. • demanding great ability, skill, or resilience: a severe test of stamina. 2 (of punishment of a person ) strict or harsh: the charges would have warranted a severe sentence. • (of a person ) formal and unsmiling. 3 very plain in style or appearance: she wore another severe suit, grey this time. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in sense 2 ): from French sévère or Latin severus .
severely
se |vere ¦ly |sɪˈvɪəli | ▶adverb 1 to an undesirably great or intense degree: our business has been severely affected by the slowdown | [ as submodifier ] : severely injured patients. 2 strictly or harshly: the culprits will be severely punished. • in a formal and unsmiling way: 'I hope you're not trying to steal my girlfriend, ' I said severely. 3 in a very plain style: her hair was severely pulled back into a bun.
severity
se ¦ver |ity |sɪˈvɛrɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the fact or condition of being severe: sentences should reflect the severity of the crime | hay fever symptoms vary in severity. she stared at me with mock severity.
Severn
Sev ¦ern |ˈsɛv (ə )n | a river of SW Britain. Rising in central Wales, it flows north-east then south in a broad curve for some 290 km (180 miles ) to its mouth on the Bristol Channel. The estuary is spanned by a suspension bridge north of Bristol, opened in 1966, and a second bridge a few miles to the south, opened in 1996.
Severnaya Zemlya
Severnaya Zemlya |ˌsɛvɛːˌnʌɪə zɪmˈljɑː | a group of uninhabited islands in the Arctic Ocean off the north coast of Russia, to the north of the Taimyr Peninsula.
Severodvinsk
Severodvinsk |ˌsɛvərəˈdvɪnsk | a port in NW Russia, on the White Sea coast west of Archangel; pop. 191,400 (est. 2008 ).
Severus, Septimius
Severus, Septimius |sɪˈvɪərəs | (146 –211 ), Roman emperor 193 –211; full name Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax. He reformed the imperial administration and the army. In 208 he led an army to Britain to suppress a rebellion in the north of the country and later died at York.
severy
severy |ˈsɛvəri | ▶noun ( pl. severies ) Architecture a bay or compartment in a vaulted ceiling. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French civoire ‘ciborium ’ (see ciborium ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
seven
seven cardinal number they're a silly seven, these girls from Wisconsin, and they're as lovely as they are funny: septet, septuplets; technical heptad. WORD LINKS heptagon a seven-sided figure 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.
sever
sever verb 1 the head was severed from the body: cut off, chop off, detach, disconnect, dissever, separate, part; amputate; literary sunder. ANTONYMS join, attach. 2 a knife had severed the artery: cut (through ), rupture, split, pierce. 3 they severed diplomatic relations: break off, discontinue, suspend, end, terminate, cease, dissolve. ANTONYMS establish, maintain.
several
several adjective 1 several people: some, a number of, a few; various, assorted, sundry, diverse; literary divers. 2 they sorted out their several responsibilities: respective, individual, own, particular, specific; separate, different, disparate, distinct; various.
severe
severe adjective 1 severe injuries: acute, very bad, serious, grave, critical, dreadful, terrible, awful; dangerous, parlous, life-threatening; formal grievous. ANTONYMS minor, negligible. 2 severe storms: fierce, violent, strong, powerful, intense; tempestuous, turbulent. ANTONYMS gentle. 3 a severe winter: harsh, bitter, cold, bleak, freezing, icy, arctic, extreme; informal brutal. ANTONYMS mild. 4 a severe headache: excruciating, agonizing, intense, dreadful, awful, terrible, unbearable, intolerable; informal splitting, pounding, screaming. ANTONYMS slight. 5 a severe test of their stamina: difficult, demanding, tough, arduous, formidable, exacting, rigorous, punishing, onerous, grueling. ANTONYMS easy, simple. 6 severe criticism: harsh, scathing, sharp, strong, fierce, savage, scorching, devastating, trenchant, caustic, biting, withering. ANTONYMS mild. 7 severe tax penalties: extortionate, excessive, unreasonable, inordinate, outrageous, sky-high, harsh, stiff; punitive. 8 they received severe treatment: harsh, stern, hard, inflexible, uncompromising, unrelenting, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, draconian, oppressive, repressive, punitive; brutal, cruel, savage. ANTONYMS lenient, lax. 9 his severe expression: stern, dour, grim, forbidding, disapproving, unsmiling, unfriendly, somber, grave, serious, stony, steely; cold, frosty. ANTONYMS friendly, genial. 10 a severe style of architecture: plain, simple, austere, unadorned, unembellished, unornamented, stark, spartan, ascetic; clinical, uncluttered. ANTONYMS fancy, ornate. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD severe, ascetic, austere, stern, strict, unmitigated A storm, a hairdo, and a punishment may all be described as severe, which means harsh or uncompromising, without a hint of softness, mildness, levity, or indulgence. Austere, on the other hand, primarily applies to people, their habits, their way of life, and the environments they create; it implies coldness, stark simplicity, and restraint (an austere room with only a table and chair ). Ascetic implies extreme self-denial and self-discipline, in some cases to the point of choosing what is painful or disagreeable (he had an ascetic approach to life and rejected all creature comforts ). Strict literally means bound or stretched tight; in extended use, it means strenuously exact (a strict curfew; strict obedience ). Stern combines harshness and authority with strictness or severity (a stern judge ). Unmitigated means unmodified and unsoftened in any way (a streak of unmitigated bad luck ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
severely
severely adjective 1 he was severely injured: badly, seriously, critically; fatally; formal grievously. 2 she was severely criticized: sharply, roundly, soundly, fiercely, savagely. 3 murderers should be treated more severely: harshly, strictly, sternly, rigorously, mercilessly, pitilessly, roughly, sharply; with a rod of iron; brutally, cruelly, savagely. 4 she looked severely at Harriet: sternly, grimly, dourly, disapprovingly; coldly, frostily. 5 she dressed severely in black: plainly, simply, austerely, starkly.
Oxford Thesaurus
seven
seven cardinal number septet, septuplets; Poetry heptameter, septenarius; technical heptad; rare sevensome, septenary. WORD LINKS seven hept (a )- related prefixes, as in heptathlon ), sept (i )-: septivalent septenary relating to seven heptagon seven-sided figure septennial relating to seven years 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.
sever
sever verb 1 the head had been completely severed from the body: cut off, chop off, lop off, hack off, cleave, hew off, shear off, slice off, split; break off, tear off; divide, separate, part, detach, disconnect; amputate, dock; literary rend; archaic sunder; rare dissever. ANTONYMS join, attach. 2 she had died from a single knife wound which had severed the artery: cut, cut through, rupture, split, pierce, rip, tear. 3 neither country has expressly severed diplomatic ties: break off, discontinue, suspend; bring to an end, end, put an end to, terminate, stop, cease, conclude, dissolve. ANTONYMS maintain, establish, initiate.
several
several adjective 1 several people arrived early: some, a number of, a few, not very many, a handful of, a small group of, various, a variety of, assorted, sundry, diverse; literary divers. ANTONYMS a lot, many. 2 the two levels of government must sort out their several responsibilities: respective, individual, own, particular, specific; separate, different, diverse, disparate, divergent, distinct, discrete; various, sundry. ANTONYMS joint.
severally
severally adverb formal a three-person board, the members of which would be severally nominated by the company: separately, individually, singly, discretely; respectively. ANTONYMS jointly.
severe
severe adjective 1 severe shortages of basic foodstuffs | the victim sustained severe head injuries: acute, very bad, serious, grave, critical, dire, drastic, grievous, extreme, dreadful, terrible, awful, frightful, appalling, sore; alarming, worrying, distressing, dangerous, perilous, life-threatening; Medicine peracute, profound; archaic or humorous parlous. ANTONYMS minor, negligible. 2 the severe storms which battered Orkney this year: fierce, violent, strong, wild, powerful, forceful, intense; tempestuous, turbulent, tumultuous. ANTONYMS gentle. 3 it was an exceptionally severe winter: harsh, hard, bitter, bitterly cold, cold, bleak, freezing, icy, arctic, polar, Siberian, extreme, nasty. ANTONYMS mild. 4 Maria complained of a severe headache: excruciating, agonizing, violent, intense, dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful, unbearable, intolerable, unendurable; stabbing, shooting; informal splitting, thumping, pounding. ANTONYMS slight. 5 their traumatic experiences meant that the further five-mile walk would be a severe test of their remaining stamina: very difficult, demanding, hard, tough, arduous, formidable, taxing, exacting, rigorous, punishing, onerous, gruelling, burdensome, heavy; back-breaking, uphill, stiff. ANTONYMS easy, simple. 6 the government's economic policies came in for severe criticism: harsh, scathing, sharp, strong, fierce, ferocious, stringent, savage, blistering, searing, stinging, scorching, devastating, mordant, trenchant, caustic, biting, cutting, withering, rigorous, unsparing; smart, sound. ANTONYMS mild. 7 a campaign against severe tax penalties: extortionate, excessive, unreasonable, inordinate, outrageous, sky-high, harsh, stiff; punitive, punishing, penal; Brit. swingeing. 8 army service offered poor living conditions, low pay, and severe discipline | Ceauşescu singled out this minority for especially severe treatment: strict, stern, rigorous, harsh, hard, inflexible, uncompromising, inexorable, implacable, rigid, unbending, relentless, unrelenting, unyielding, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, draconian, oppressive, repressive, punitive, rough, nasty; tyrannical, iron-fisted, iron-handed, brutal, inhuman, cruel, savage; Austral. /NZ informal solid. ANTONYMS lenient, lax. 9 his severe expression softened: stern, dour, grim, grim-faced, forbidding, disapproving, tight-lipped, unsmiling, unfriendly, sombre, grave, sober, serious, austere, stiff, flinty, stony, steely, glowering, frowning; cold, aloof, frosty, icy, frigid. ANTONYMS genial, friendly. 10 the severe style of early Classical Greek architecture: plain, simple, restrained, unadorned, undecorated, unembellished, unornamented, austere, chaste, spare, stark, ultra-plain, unfussy, without frills, spartan, ascetic, monastic, puritanical; functional, clinical, uncluttered; classic. ANTONYMS ornate, fancy.
severely
severely adverb 1 Picher was severely injured: very badly, extremely badly, seriously, gravely, critically, grievously, acutely, sorely; dangerously; fatally. ANTONYMS slightly. 2 he was severely criticized by the chairman: sharply, roundly, soundly, fiercely, scathingly, savagely; informal like a ton of bricks. ANTONYMS mildly. 3 the view that rapists should be treated more severely was repeated in the editorial: harshly, strictly, sternly, rigorously, relentlessly, mercilessly, pitilessly, oppressively, repressively, roughly, sharply, with an iron hand, with a rod of iron; brutally, cruelly, savagely. ANTONYMS leniently. 4 she looked severely at Harriet: sternly, grimly, dourly, disapprovingly, sombrely, gravely, seriously, stiffly; coolly, coldly, frostily, icily. ANTONYMS genially. 5 a stout woman dressed severely in black: plainly, simply, austerely, without adornment, without frills, starkly, spartanly, monastically; classically.
severity
severity noun 1 the severity of the disease: acuteness, seriousness, gravity, graveness, severeness, grievousness, extremity; danger, dangerousness. 2 global warming was blamed for an increase in the severity of storms | the pain increased in severity: strength, intensity, ferocity, fierceness, violence, power, powerfulness, force, forcefulness. 3 the severity of the winter may have killed the grass: harshness, severeness, cold, coldness, bleakness, extremity. ANTONYMS mildness. 4 the Emperor was often on bad terms with his younger brothers, whom he treated with great severity | the severity of the sentence caused surprise: harshness, strictness, hardness, sternness, toughness, rigorousness, rigour, stringency, inflexibility, relentlessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness; brutality, inhumanity, cruelty, savagery. ANTONYMS leniency. 5 Robyn flinched at the severity of his expression: sternness, dourness, grimness, sombreness, unfriendliness, graveness, gravity, soberness, seriousness, austereness, austerity, stiffness, flintiness, stoniness, steeliness; coldness, frostiness, iciness, frigidity. ANTONYMS geniality. 6 a white, filmy gown that contrasted with the black severity of her own attire: plainness, simplicity, restraint, lack of adornment, lack of decoration, lack of ornament, lack of embellishment, austerity, spareness, starkness; functionalism. ANTONYMS elaboration.
Duden Dictionary
Severin
Se ve rin Eigenname Severinus |Sever i n |männlicher Vorname
Severinus
Se ve ri nus Eigenname Severin |Sever i nus |männlicher Vorname
Severus
Se ve rus Eigenname |Sev e rus |römischer Kaiser
Sevesogift
Se ve so gift , Se ve so-Gift Substantiv, Neutrum emotional , das Seveso-Gift |S e vesogift S e veso-Gift |das Sevesogift; Genitiv: des Sevesogift [e ]s das Seveso-Gift; Genitiv: des Seveso-Gift [e ]s nach der italienischen Stadt Dioxin
French Dictionary
sève
sève n. f. nom féminin Liquide nutritif circulant dans les végétaux. : Recueillir la sève des érables pour faire du sirop. Note Orthographique s è ve.
sévère
sévère adj. adjectif 1 Rigide, exigeant. : Un professeur très sévère. 2 Qui blâme sans indulgence, dur. : Un châtiment sévère. 3 Austère, sans décoration. : Un décor sévère. FORME FAUTIVE sévère. Anglicisme au sens de considérable, difficile, grave, important, majeur. : Des pertes considérables (et non *sévères ). Une défaite grave (et non *sévère ). Des déficits importants (et non *sévères ). Une réduction majeure (et non *sévère ) du nombre de postes.
sévèrement
sévèrement adv. adverbe Avec sévérité. : Ce professeur corrige trop sévèrement. FORMES FAUTIVES sévèrement. Anglicisme au sens de grandement, gravement, lourdement. : Une économie lourdement (et non *sévèrement ) atteinte par la hausse des taux d ’intérêt. sévèrement. Anglicisme au sens de radicalement. : Des données modifiées radicalement (et non *sévèrement ). Note Orthographique s é v è rement.
sévérité
sévérité n. f. nom féminin Dureté, rigueur. : Il corrige avec sévérité: il ne tolère pas la moindre erreur. ANTONYME indulgence . FORME FAUTIVE sévérité. Anglicisme au sens de gravité. : La gravité (et non la *sévérité ) de l ’infraction.
Spanish Dictionary
severidad
severidad nombre femenino 1 Exactitud y rigor en el cumplimiento de una ley, una norma o una regla :había severidad en el colegio para cumplir la disciplina .2 Rigor excesivo al juzgar las faltas y debilidades de los demás o las propias :fue educado con severidad; tampoco faltan normas de cierta severidad, superiores en rigor a las islámicas antiguas, para reprimir los excesos en público .
severo, -ra
severo, -ra adjetivo 1 Que es estricto y riguroso al aplicar una ley o una regla :es un juez muy severo .2 Que es muy intransigente con las faltas o las debilidades de los demás o las propias :es un maestro severo con los alumnos; emitió juicios muy severos sobre los atentados terroristas .3 [aspecto, expresión ] Que es grave, serio o poco expresivo :estilo severo; porte severo .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
seven
sev en /sév (ə )n / (! ｟くだけて ｠では /sébm /) (! 用法 用例は →five ) 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U (基数の )7 (!序数はseventh ) .2 U 7歳 ; 7時 , 7分 ; 7ドル [ポンド, セント, ペンス ].3 U 〖複数扱い 〗7人 ; 7つ , 7個 .4 C 7人 [7個 ]ひと組のもの .5 C 7の数字 [活字 ] 〘7, VII, viiなど 〙.6 C (トランプの )7の札 .at s ì xes and s é vens →six .形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗7人の ; 7つの , 7個の .2 〖be ～〗7歳で .～̀ d è adly s í ns 〖the ～〗(地獄に落ちる )7つの大罪 〘pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, sloth 〙.～̀ s é as 〖the ～〗7つの海 〘南 北太平洋, 南 北大西洋, 南 北氷洋, インド洋 〙.S -̀ S í sters 〖the ～〗セブンシスターズ 〘米国東部の7校の有名女子大学; Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar, Wellesley; →Ivy League 〙.S -̀ W ó nders of the W ó rld 〖the ～〗世界の七不思議 〘古代の7つの建造物; エジプトのピラミッドなど 〙.S -̀ Y è ars' W á r 〖the ～〗〘史 〙7年戦争 〘1756 --63; 英国 プロシア対フランス オーストリア 〙.
sevenfold
s é ven f ò ld 形容詞 7倍の ; 7重の ; 7部から成る .副詞 7倍に ; 7重に .
seventeen
sev en teen /sèv (ə )ntíːn / (! 名詞 の前ではs é vent è en ) 〖seven (7 )teen (10 )〗 (! 用法 用例は →five ) 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U (基数の )17 (!序数はseventeenth ) .2 U 17歳 ; 17時 , 17分 ; 17ドル [ポンド, セント, ペンス ]▸ sweet seventeen 芳紀17歳, 妙齢 3 U 〖複数扱い 〗17人 ; 17個 .4 C 17人 [17個 ]ひと組のもの .5 C 17の数字 [活字 ] 〘17, XVII, xviiなど 〙.6 C 17番 [号 ]サイズの物 .形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗17人の ; 17個の .2 〖be ～〗17歳で .
seventeenth
sev en teenth /sèv (ə )ntíːnθ / (! 名詞 の前ではs é vent è enth ) →seventeen (! ｟略 ｠17th; 用法 用例は →fifth ) 形容詞 1 〖通例the ～〗第17の , 17番目の .2 17分の1の .名詞 複 ～s /-θs /1 U 〖通例the ～〗第17番目 (の人 [物 ]).2 U 〖通例the ～〗(月の )17日 .3 C 17分の1 .
seventh
sev enth /sév (ə )nθ /→seven (! ｟略 ｠7th; 用法 用例は →fifth ) 形容詞 1 〖通例the ～〗第7の , 7番目の .2 7分の1の .3 〘楽 〙7度 (音程 )の .名詞 複 ～s /-θs /1 〖通例the ～〗7番目 (の人 [物 ]).2 〖通例the ～〗(月の )7日 .3 7分の1 .4 〘楽 〙7度 (音程 ).S -̀ D á y 〖the ～〗(ユダヤ教の )安息日 (Sabbath ).S -̀ D à y Adv é ntist 安息日再臨派の信者 .～̀ h é aven 〖the ～〗第七天 〘ユダヤ教で神の国とみなされる最上天 〙; 至福 (の状態 )▸ in seventh heaven ｟くだけて ｠至福に包まれて, 有頂天になって .
seventieth
sev en ti eth /sév (ə )ntiəθ /→seventy (! ｟略 ｠70th; 用法 用例は →fifth ) 形容詞 1 〖通例the ～〗第70の , 70番目の .2 70分の1の .名詞 複 ～s /-θs /1 U 〖通例the ～〗第70番目 (の人 [物 ]).2 C 70分の1 .
seventy
sev en ty /sév (ə )nti /〖seven (7 )ty (10倍 )〗 (! 用法 用例は →five , twenty ) 名詞 複 -ties /-z /1 U (基数の )70 (!序数はseventieth ) .2 U 70歳 ; 70分 ; 70ドル [ポンド, セント, ペンス ].3 U 〖複数扱い 〗70人 ; 70個 .4 C 70人 [70個 ]ひと組のもの .5 〖one's -ties 〗(年齢の )70代 .6 〖the -ties 〗(世紀の )70年代, (特に )1970年代 ; (温度が華氏で )70度台 .7 C 70の数字 [活字 ] 〘70, LXX, lxxなど 〙.形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗70人の ; 70個の .2 〖be ～〗70歳で .s è venty t ì mes s é ven 〘聖書 〙7の70倍 (の ); たび重なる .
seventy-
s é v en ty- 複合要素 70 ▸ seventy -two 72 (の )▸ seventy -second 72番目 (の )
seventy-eight
s è venty- é ight 78 名詞 C ｟話 ｠78回転のレコード盤 .
seven-year itch
s è ven-y è ar í tch 名詞 〖the /a ～〗｟おどけて ｠7年目の浮気 (心 ).
sever
sev er /sévə r /動詞 ｟かたく ｠他動詞 1 〈体の一部 ひもなど 〉を切断する (cut off )(→separate 類義 ).2 (突然 )〈人 物との関係 〉を断つ .自動詞 〈体の一部 ひもなどが 〉切断される, 切れる .
several
sev er al /sévr (ə )l /〖語源は 「別々の 」〗形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 いくつかの , いくらかの , 数人 [個 ]の (!a fewの 「少数 」の具体的な数は文脈によるが, severalは3 --6の数をさすことが多い; ↓語法 ) ▸ Bill stayed there for several days .ビルは数日そこに泊まった ▸ I met this man several times and we became friendly .この男に何度か会って仲良くなった 2 〖通例one 's ～ ＋複数名詞 〗それぞれの , 個々の (individual, separate ); いろいろな (different )▸ They went their several ways .彼らはめいめい別々の方向に進んだ ▸ Several men, several minds .｟ことわざ ｠十人十色 ▸ several kinds of information about the election 選挙に関するさまざまな情報 語法 severalの用法 1 severalは通例3ないし5, 6ぐらいの数量を表し C 名詞だけに用いられるが, someは漠然とした数を表し U 名詞にも用いられる .2 a fewは 「少数の 」の意味を表すがseveralは 「少ない 」の語感を持たない. そのためonly severalとはしない ▸ only a few [╳several ] years ago ほんの数年前に 3 severalは 「いくつかの 」の意味では通例 冠詞 と共に用いることはできない. the several changes は 「そのさまざまな変化 」の意味 ▸ the few [╳the several ] boys その数人の男の子たち 代名詞 〖複数扱い 〗いくらかのもの , いくつか ▸ Several (of her friends ) came to see her in hospital .(友人の )何人かは入院中の彼女の見舞いにやって来た ～ly /-i /副詞 ｟かたく ｠別々に, 各自に .～ty /-ti /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠個別性, 独自性 .
severance
sev er ance /sév (ə )r (ə )ns /名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠1 (関係などの )断絶 .2 切断 ; 分離, 隔離 ; 分割 .～́ p à y [p à yment ](解雇の際の )退職手当 .
severe
se vere /sɪvɪ́ə r /(副 )severely, (名 )severity 形容詞 ～r ; ～st /more ～; most ～1 深刻な ; 〈症状が 〉重い ; 〈天候 天災などが 〉厳しい , ひどい ▸ severe economic problems 厳しい経済問題 ▸ severe burns ひどいやけど ▸ a severe storm ひどいあらし 2 〈人が 〉【人に 】厳しい , 厳格な «with , on » ▸ be severe with one's son 自分の息子にやかましい 3 〈批判 刑罰などが 〉厳しい (harsh )▸ a severe criticism [punishment ]酷評 [厳罰 ]4 〈表情が 〉厳しい , 険しい .5 〈人 物の見かけが 〉地味で物足りない , 簡素な ▸ in a severe dress 地味な服を着て
severely
se vere ly /sɪvɪ́ə r li /副詞 1 〖通例 過分 形容詞 の前で 〗ひどく, (程度が )著しく .2 厳しく, 厳格に .3 手ひどく, 手厳しく 〈言う 〉.4 地味に, 簡素に .l è ave [l è t ] A sev è rely al ó ne (故意に )Aを避ける, 敬遠する, 相手にしない .
severity
se ver i ty /sɪvérəti /名詞 複 -ties 1 U (症状が )重いこと, 深刻であること ; 厳しさ, 厳格 ; 地味さ, 簡素 .2 C 〖通例 -ties 〗厳しい経験 [行為 ].
The Wordsmith Dictionary