odious
/ˈəʊdiəs/OH-dee-uhs
/ˈoʊdiəs/OH-dee-uhs
Meaninghateful
Common meaning: hateful, repulsive
- odihatred, dislikeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1256 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin ōdī; odium ‘hatred, dislike’.
Roots
- ōdī; odium, -ī Latin “hatred, dislike”
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