From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology 1
From [en], [enm], probably from [en], from [en], from [en].
Cognate with [is], [sv], [da], [gml], [ang].
**** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A flake , fragment , or shiver .
2. [en] A thin cake, as of ice.
3. A crack or breach , a gap or fissure ; a defect of continuity or cohesion .
4. * [act=II]
5. A defect , fault , or imperfection , especially one that is hidden.
6. * [passage=Has not this also its FLAWS and its dark side?]
1. [en] An inclusion , stain , or other defect of a diamond or other gemstone .
2. [en] A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid or ineffective .
***** Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:defect
***** Derived terms
{{col|en|design flaw |flawful |flawless |flawsome |flawy |Persian flaw |tragic
flaw }}
***** Translations
[crack or breach]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Chinese:
- Danish: [da] , [da] , [da] [minor]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Estonian: [et]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- Galician: [gl] , [gl]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de] [chipping] , [de]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Norwegian:
- Occitan: [oc] , [oc] , [oc]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Romanian: [ro] , [ro] , [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Slovak: [sk] , [sk]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr]
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[defect, fault]
- Arabic: [ar]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Azerbaijani: [az] , [az] , [az] , [az]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Chinese:
- Crimean Tatar: [crh]
- Czech: [cs]
- Danish: [da] , [da]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo] , [eo]
- Estonian: [et] , [et]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Galician: [gl] , [gl]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de] [slang] , [de] [in an idea] , [de] [in law or contract]
- Greek:
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu]
- Irish: [ga] , [ga]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Korean: [ko]
- Latin: [la]
- Macedonian: [mk] , [mk]
- Maori: [mi]
- Middle English: [enm]
- Norwegian:
- Occitan: [oc] , [oc] , [oc] , [oc] , [oc] , [oc]
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt] , [pt]
- Romanian: [ro] , [ro] , [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovak: [sk] , [sk] , [sk]
- Slovene: [sl] , [sl] , [sl]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
- Thai: [th]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
[trans-bottom]
[defect in a gemstone]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Spanish: [es]
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**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.
2. [en] To become imperfect or defective; to crack or break .
***** Translations
[to add a flaw to]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
[trans-bottom]
[to become imperfect]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
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*** Etymology 2
From [en], from [en] or [en], ultimately from [en].[1] Or, possibly of [en]
origin, from [en], from [en];[2] all from [en]. See modern [nl].
**** Alternative forms
- [en]
**** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration; windflaw .
2. * [book=X]
3. * [page=41]
4. A storm of short duration.
5. A sudden burst of noise and disorder
6. * [passage=And deluges of armies from the town / Come pouring in; I heard the mighty FLAW .]
***** Translations
[burst of wind]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
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[burst of noise]
- French: [fr]
[trans-bottom]
[checktrans-top]
- Slovene: [sl] , [sl] , [sl]
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*** Further reading
[R:Lexico]
*** References
References:
[1]. [R:New English Dictionary]
[2]. [R:American_Heritage_Dictionary]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
** Sranan Tongo
*** Verb
[srn]
1. To faint .