fairness
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred //a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating
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First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, genus name, borrowed from Greek aēdḗs "unpleasant, annoying," from a- a- entry 2 + -ēdēs, adjectival derivative of êdos "pleasure," s-stem noun from the base of hēdýs "pleasant" — more at sweet entry 1Examples
- //She's always interested in the latest fads.
- //once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it
First Known Use
1867, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
origin unknownfad
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time //once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to itSynonymsRelated Words
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred //a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating
Synonyms
Related Words
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, genus name, borrowed from Greek aēdḗs "unpleasant, annoying," from a- a- entry 2 + -ēdēs, adjectival derivative of êdos "pleasure," s-stem noun from the base of hēdýs "pleasant" — more at sweet entry 1Examples
- //She's always interested in the latest fads.
- //once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it
First Known Use
1867, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
origin unknownfad
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time //once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to itSynonymsRelated Words
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred //a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating
Synonyms
Related Words
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, genus name, borrowed from Greek aēdḗs "unpleasant, annoying," from a- a- entry 2 + -ēdēs, adjectival derivative of êdos "pleasure," s-stem noun from the base of hēdýs "pleasant" — more at sweet entry 1Examples
- //She's always interested in the latest fads.
- //once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it
First Known Use
1867, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
origin unknownfad
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time //once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to itSynonymsRelated Words
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred //a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating
Synonyms
Related Words
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, genus name, borrowed from Greek aēdḗs "unpleasant, annoying," from a- a- entry 2 + -ēdēs, adjectival derivative of êdos "pleasure," s-stem noun from the base of hēdýs "pleasant" — more at sweet entry 1Examples
- //She's always interested in the latest fads.
- //once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it
First Known Use
1867, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
origin unknownfad
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time //once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to itSynonymsRelated Words
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred //a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating
Synonyms
Related Words
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, genus name, borrowed from Greek aēdḗs "unpleasant, annoying," from a- a- entry 2 + -ēdēs, adjectival derivative of êdos "pleasure," s-stem noun from the base of hēdýs "pleasant" — more at sweet entry 1Examples
- //She's always interested in the latest fads.
- //once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it
First Known Use
1867, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
origin unknownfad
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time //once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to itSynonymsRelated Words
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