Hesperian vs occidental what difference
what is difference between Hesperian and occidental
English
Etymology
Hesperia + -an
Adjective
hesperian (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Hesperiidae family of butterflies.
Synonyms
- hesperiid
Noun
hesperian (plural hesperians)
- 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)
- Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.]
- occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- western
Portuguese
Adjective
occidental m or f (plural occidentais, comparable)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- westerner
Further reading
- “occidental” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.