Arrant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌælɪˈɑːlədʒi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaɹənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaɹənt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌælɪˈɑːlədʒi/.

Examples

an arrant fool
a complete coward
a consummate fool

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

complete gross double-dyed pure stark utter consummate staring everlasting perfect sodding thoroughgoing unadulterated

Parts of Speech

adjective

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

“an arrant fool”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

fieffé

sans qualification; utilisé de manière informelle comme intensificateur (souvent péjoratif)

🇪🇸Spanish

redomado

sin calificación; utilizado informalmente como intensificadores (a menudo peyorativos)

🇮🇹Italian

arrangiamento

senza qualifica; usato informalmente come intensificatori (spesso peggiorativi).

🇵🇹Portuguese

providenciar

sem qualificação; usados informalmente como intensificadores (muitas vezes pejorativos)

🇷🇺Russian

ярый

без квалификации; используется неформально как усилители (часто уничижительные)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुख्यात

बिना योग्यता के; अनौपचारिक रूप से (अक्सर अपमानजनक) गहनता के रूप में उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সাজানো

যোগ্যতা ছাড়া; অনানুষ্ঠানিকভাবে (প্রায়ই নিন্দনীয়) intensifier হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்பாடு

தகுதி இல்லாமல்; முறைசாரா முறையில் (பெரும்பாலும் இழிவான) தீவிரப்படுத்திகளாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అమరిక

అర్హత లేకుండా; అనధికారికంగా (తరచుగా అవమానకరమైన) ఇంటెన్సిఫైయర్‌లుగా ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यवस्था

पात्रतेशिवाय; अनौपचारिकपणे (अनेकदा अपमानास्पद) तीव्र करणारे म्हणून वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોઠવણ

લાયકાત વિના; અનૌપચારિક રીતે (ઘણી વખત અપમાનજનક) ઇન્ટેન્સિફાયર તરીકે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರೆಂಟ್

ಅರ್ಹತೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ; ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ವ್ಯತಿರಿಕ್ತವಾದ) ತೀವ್ರಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆಗಳಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിയമജ്ഞൻ

യോഗ്യതയില്ലാതെ; (പലപ്പോഴും അപകീർത്തികരമായ) തീവ്രതകളായി അനൗപചാരികമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

ترتیب

اہلیت کے بغیر؛ غیر رسمی طور پر (اکثر طنزیہ) شدت کے طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

批准

无资格；非正式地用作（通常是贬义的）强化词

🇯🇵Japanese

手配する

資格なし。（しばしば軽蔑的な）強化語として非公式に使用される

🇰🇷Korean

대단한

자격도 없이; (종종 경멸적인) 강화 수단으로 비공식적으로 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người sắp xếp

không có trình độ chuyên môn; được sử dụng một cách không chính thức như những từ tăng cường (thường mang tính miệt thị)

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้จัดเตรียม

ไม่มีวุฒิการศึกษา ใช้อย่างไม่เป็นทางการเป็นคำเพิ่มความเข้มข้น (มักดูถูก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

keterlaluan

tanpa kualifikasi; digunakan secara informal sebagai penguat (seringkali bersifat merendahkan).

🇲🇾Malay

mengatur

tanpa kelayakan; digunakan secara tidak formal sebagai (selalunya pejoratif) penguat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بكل ما في الكلمة من معنى

بدون مؤهل؛ تستخدم بشكل غير رسمي كمكثفات (غالبًا ما تكون تحقيرية).

🇮🇷Persian

ترتیب

بدون صلاحیت؛ غیر رسمی به عنوان تشدید کننده (اغلب تحقیرآمیز) استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

düzenlemek

yeterlilik olmadan; gayri resmi olarak (genellikle aşağılayıcı) yoğunlaştırıcı olarak kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

יָדוּעַ לְשִׁמצָה

ללא הסמכה; משמש באופן לא רשמי כמעצים (לעתים קרובות פוגעניים).

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The primary meaning of 'arrant' is 'without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers'.

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