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Learn about the types and characteristics of antonyms, words with opposite meanings, in lexical semantics. Find out the difference between gradable and complementary antonyms, and how they relate to the concept of gradability.
A list of English words that have been borrowed from Hindi and Urdu, two registers of the Hindustani language. Many words have Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, or Turkic roots, and some entered English during the colonial period.
Verbs are given in their "dictionary form". The exact form given depends on the specific language: For the Germanic languages and for Welsh, the infinitive is given. For Latin, the Baltic languages, and the Slavic languages, the first-person singular present indicative is given, with the infinitive supplied in parentheses.
Google Dictionary is an online dictionary service of Google that can be accessed with the "define" operator and other phrases in Google Search. It is available in multiple languages, such as English, Spanish and French, and licensed from Oxford University Press and other sources.
Hindustani (standardized Hindi and standardized Urdu) has been written in several different scripts. Most Hindi texts are written in the Devanagari script, which is derived from the Brāhmī script of Ancient India. Most Urdu texts are written in the Urdu alphabet, which comes from the Persian alphabet. Hindustani has been written in both scripts.
Learn how Spanish words are incorporated into Filipino language and how they are spelled and pronounced differently. See examples of Spanish loanwords in Tagalog and their meanings.
A comprehensive list of notable constructed languages, divided into categories such as auxiliary, ritual, engineered, and artistic (including fictional) languages. Each entry has a name, ISO code, origin, creator, and description.
A thesaurus is a reference work that arranges words by their meanings or synonyms. Learn about the origin, development and features of different kinds of thesauri, such as Roget's Thesaurus and the Amarakosha.