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Meaning of "affrightful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AFFRIGHTFUL

affrightful  [əˈfraɪtfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFRIGHTFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Affrightful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AFFRIGHTFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of affrightful in the English dictionary

The definition of affrightful in the dictionary is causing fright or alarm. Other definition of affrightful is fearful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFRIGHTFUL


basketful
ˈbɑːskɪtfʊl
delightful
dɪˈlaɪtfʊl
despiteful
dɪˈspaɪtfʊl
fateful
ˈfeɪtfʊl
foresightful
ˈfɔːˌsaɪtfʊl
frightful
ˈfraɪtfʊl
grateful
ˈɡreɪtfʊl
hateful
ˈheɪtfʊl
insightful
ˈɪnsaɪtfʊl
lightful
ˈlaɪtfʊl
plateful
ˈpleɪtfʊl
plightful
ˈplaɪtfʊl
requiteful
rɪˈkwaɪtfʊl
rightful
ˈraɪtfʊl
spiteful
ˈspaɪtfʊl
sprightful
ˈspraɪtfʊl
spriteful
ˈspraɪtfʊl
undelightful
ˌʌndɪˈlaɪtfʊl
ungrateful
ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊl
unrightful
ʌnˈraɪtfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFRIGHTFUL

affranchise
affranchisement
affrap
affray
affrayer
affreightment
affret
affricate
affrication
affricative
affright
affrightedly
affrighten
affrightment
affront
affronted
affrontee
affrontingly
affrontive
affusion

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFRIGHTFUL

artful
deceitful
disrespectful
doubtful
eventful
fistful
forethoughtful
forgetful
fruitful
hurtful
impactful
lustful
poutful
respectful
restful
thoughtful
uneventful
unfruitful
unthoughtful
wistful

Synonyms and antonyms of affrightful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «affrightful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFFRIGHTFUL

Find out the translation of affrightful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of affrightful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «affrightful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

affrightful
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

affrightful
570 millions of speakers

English

affrightful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

affrightful
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

affrightful
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

affrightful
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

affrightful
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

affrightful
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affrightful
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersungguh-sungguh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

affrightful
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

affrightful
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

affrightful
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Affrightful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

affrightful
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

affrightful
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घृणास्पद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

affrightful
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affrightful
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

affrightful
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

affrightful
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

affrightful
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

affrightful
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

affrightful
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

affrightful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

affrightful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of affrightful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFRIGHTFUL»

The term «affrightful» is normally little used and occupies the 145.896 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFRIGHTFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about affrightful

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFRIGHTFUL»

Discover the use of affrightful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to affrightful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Daemonologia Sacra: Or, a Treatise of Satan's Temptations in ...
Affrightful suggestions of reprobation — Observations of his proceedings in that course — 4. Frightful motions to sin — 5. Strong immediate impressions of fear — G. Affrightful scrupulosity of conscience, . 238-25-1 Chapter VIII. — Of his third ...
Richard Gilpin, Alexander Balloch Grosart, 1867
2
Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
Baron* Wan. When now the genius of this woeful place, Being the guide to his affrightful ghost, With hair dishevell'd, and a ghastly face. Shall haunt the prison where his life was lost. Id. That should not be made a prejudice against Christianity, ...
Encyclopaedia, Edward Smedley, 1845
3
The Witnesses to Christianity, Or, The Certainty of Our ...
Life therefore being a thing so pleasant and desirable, and Death so dismal and affrightful; no man sure in his perfect health and perfect wits, will be perswar ded to part with the one and run headlong'into the othera for a mere fancy by which ...
Simon Patrick, 1675
4
Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal
... against this affrightful piracy, impuglently entitled commerce, whenever they were made acquainted with its real state. To the testimonies of-these men, aided by the spread of moral know_ ledge, the extension of education, and the general  ...
5
The Poetical and Dramatic Works of S. T. Coleridge: With a ...
Here every coming hour broods into life Some new affrightful monster. Duch. Thou wilt share An easier, calmer lot, my child ! We too, I and thy father, witnessed happy days. Still think I with delight of those first years, When he was making ...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1864
6
The German Classics: Masterpieces of German Literature ...
Here every coming hour broods into life Some new affrightful monster. Duchess. Thou wilt share An easier, calmer lot, my child ! We too, I and thy father, witnessed happy days. Still think I with delight of those first years, When he was making ...
Kuno Francke, Isidore Singer, 1914
7
A Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts, on the Most ...
Therefore, if nothing in Men's Actions and Manners doth _appear, but what speaks them obedient, all good Men will rejoice at their Conversion, notwithstanding the affrightful Blackness of their former Transactions. . As for your Brethren and ...
8
The Dramatic Works of John Crowne
The Temple lives ! it mov'd before and broke The bars that fetter'd it, and now it spoke. Matth. It rather dies ! and these affrightful groans Are its departing soul's contending moans. [The Veil flies open, and shews the Sanctum Sanctorum. Matth.
Mr. Crown (John), James Maidment, William Hugh Logan, 1873
9
The Recreations of Christopher North
About a year afterwards, we read in the same newspaper, " We are afraid we have lost another judge by bees;" and then followed a somewhat affrightful description of the assassination of another American Blackstone by the same insects.
John Wilson, 1842
10
A Select Collection of Novels in Six Volumes: Monsieur ...
Partl. 1 T ssfD ȜE. S9' my first Design, and the- Meeting 'with has turn'd an affrightful Solitude, whichil" was' expecting, into a most agreeable Retreat'. , 'yf' Ifound here the Repose, and Tranquiiity I lost 2 And tho' Ambition sometimes reviv'din ...

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Affrightful [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/affrightful>. May 2024 ».
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