Hesperian vs occidental what difference

what is difference between Hesperian and occidental

English

Etymology

Hesperia +‎ -an

Adjective

hesperian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Hesperiidae family of butterflies.

Synonyms

• hesperiid

Noun

hesperian (plural hesperians)

1. Any butterfly of the family Hesperiidae; a skipper

Synonyms

• hesperiid

References

• hesperian at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Seraphine, seraphine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/

Adjective

occidental (comparative more occidental, superlative most occidental)

1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.]

   occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.

2. Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality. [from 18th c.]

Synonyms

• western

Antonyms

• (western): oriental

Coordinate terms

• Cardinal directions (punt cardinal):

Derived terms

• occidentalism
• occidentalist

Related terms

• Occident

Translations

Noun

occidental (plural occidentals)

1. A Western Christian of the Latin rite

   • Most occidentals resident in South China have joined the Chinese in their zealous enthusiasm for the lychee.

See also

• oriental
• boreal
• austral

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentālis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ok.si.dənˈtal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /uk.si.dənˈtal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ok.si.denˈtal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

occidental (masculine and feminine plural occidentals)

1. western

Synonyms

• de l’oest
• ponentí

Related terms

• occident

See also

(compass points) punt cardinal;

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔk.si.dɑ̃.tal/
• Homophones: occidentale, occidentes

Adjective

occidental (feminine singular occidentale, masculine plural occidentaux, feminine plural occidentales)

1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western

Derived terms

• Sahara occidental

Related terms

• Occidental (noun for Westerner)
• occident
• occidentalisation
• occidentaliser

Further reading

• “occidental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Pronunciation

Adjective

occidental m or f (plural occidentais)

1. western

Portuguese

Adjective

occidental m or f (plural occidentais, comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of ocidental (used in Portugal until September 1911 and in Brazil until the 1940s).

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French occidental, Latin occidentalis.

Adjective

occidental m or n (feminine singular occidentală, masculine plural occidentali, feminine and neuter plural occidentale)

1. western

Declension

Antonyms

• oriental

Related terms

• occident

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /okθidenˈtal/, [ok.θi.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /oksidenˈtal/, [ok.si.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]
• Hyphenation: oc‧ci‧den‧tal

Adjective

occidental (plural occidentales)

1. western

   Antonym: oriental

Derived terms

• antioccidental
• Virginia Occidental

Related terms

• occidente

Coordinate terms

• oriental
• meridional, sureño
• septentrional, norteño

Noun

occidental m or f (plural occidentales)

1. westerner

Further reading

• “occidental” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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