sad
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[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/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -æd
[edit] Adjective
sad (comparative sadder, superlative saddest)
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- (obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
- (obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:
- And thus they strekyn forth into the stremys, many sadde hunderthes.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:
- (obsolete) Trustworthy, serious, grave.
- Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
- She gets sad when he's away.
- Appearing sorrowful.
- The puppy had a sad little face.
- 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
- Poor in quality, bad, shabby.
- That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen.
- (slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
- I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!
- (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
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[edit] Translations
feeling sorrow
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[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
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[edit] Czech
[edit] Noun
sad m.
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[edit] Danish
[edit] Verb
sad
- Past of sidde.
[edit] Polish
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /s̪at̪/
[edit] Noun
sad m.
[edit] Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
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| Nominative | sad | sady |
| Genitive | sadu | sadów |
| Dative | sadowi | sadom |
| Accusative | sad | sady |
| Instrumental | sadem | sadami |
| Locative | sadzie | sadach |
| Vocative | sadzie | sady |
[edit] Scots
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[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /sɑd/
[edit] Adjective
sad (comparative sadder, superlative saddest)
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[edit] Serbo-Croatian
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sьda, *sьgoda.
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /sâd/
[edit] Adverb
sȁd (Cyrillic spelling са̏д)
[edit] Slovene
[edit] Noun
sad m.
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