sad

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.3.6 External links 1.4 Anagrams 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms 3 Danish 3.1 Verb 4 Polish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Declension 5 Scots 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronunciation 5.3 Adjective 6 Serbo-Croatian 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Alternative forms 6.3 Pronunciation 6.4 Adverb 7 Slovene 7.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English sæd, from Proto-Germanic *sadhaz from Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Dutch zat (“‘drunk’”) and German satt (“‘well-fed, full’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sæd/
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  Rhymes: -æd

[edit] Adjective

sad (comparative sadder, superlative saddest)

1. (obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
2. (obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:

     And thus they strekyn forth into the stremys, many sadde hunderthes.

3. (obsolete) Trustworthy, serious, grave.
4. Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.

   She gets sad when he's away.

5. Appearing sorrowful.

   The puppy had a sad little face.

6. Causing sorrow; lamentable.

   It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.

   • The Great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad,
   • For, all their wars are merry and all their songs are sad. ―G.K. Chesterton
7. Poor in quality, bad, shabby.

   That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen.

8. (slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.

   I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!

9. (dialectal) soggy (to refer to pastries).

[edit] Synonyms

• (feeling mentally uncomfortable): discomforted, distressed, uncomfortable, unhappy
• (low in spirits): depressed, down in the dumps, glum, melancholy
• (moving, full of feeling): poignant, touching
• (causing sorrow): lamentable
• (poor in quality): pitiful, sorry
• See also Wikisaurus:sad
• See also Wikisaurus:lamentable

[edit] Antonyms

• happy
• cheerful
• gleeful, upbeat
• decent

[edit] Derived terms

• sadness

[edit] Related terms

• sadden

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• sad in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• sad in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ads
• ASD
• SDA

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Noun

sad m.

1. orchard

[edit] Derived terms

• sadař m.
• sadový

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Verb

sad

1. Past of sidde.

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /s̪at̪/

[edit] Noun

sad m.

1. orchard

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sad	sady
Genitive	sadu	sadów
Dative	sadowi	sadom
Accusative	sad	sady
Instrumental	sadem	sadami
Locative	sadzie	sadach
Vocative	sadzie	sady

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

Old English sæd.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɑd/

[edit] Adjective

sad (comparative sadder, superlative saddest)

1. grave, serious
2. strange, remarkable
3. sad

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sьda, *sьgoda.

[edit] Alternative forms

• sȁda

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sâd/

[edit] Adverb

sȁd (Cyrillic spelling са̏д)

1. now
2. currently
3. presently

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[edit] Slovene

[edit] Noun

sad m.

1. fruit