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Meaning of "dastard" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DASTARD

(Dullard): probably from Old Norse dæstr exhausted, out of breath.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DASTARD

dastard  [ˈdæstəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DASTARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dastard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DASTARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dastard in the English dictionary

The definition of dastard in the dictionary is a contemptible sneaking coward.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DASTARD


bastard
ˈbɑːstəd
blistered
ˈblɪstəd
bustard
ˈbʌstəd
busted
ˈbʌstəd
cloistered
ˈklɔɪstəd
clustered
ˈklʌstəd
costard
ˈkʌstəd
custard
ˈkʌstəd
flustered
ˈflʌstəd
holstered
ˈhəʊlstəd
mustard
ˈmʌstəd
pilastered
pɪˈlæstəd
plastered
ˈplɑːstəd
registered
ˈrɛdʒɪstəd
sequestered
sɪˈkwestəd
unflustered
ʌnˈflʌstəd
unmastered
ʌnˈmɑːstəd
unregistered
ʌnˈrɛdʒɪstəd
upholstered
ʌpˈhəʊlstəd
VAT-registered
ˌviːeɪˈtiːˈrɛdʒɪstəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DASTARD

dashingly
dashlight
dashpot
Dasht-e-Kavir
Dasht-e-Lut
Dasht-i-Kavir
Dasht-i-Lut
dashy
Dassehra
dassie
dastardliness
dastardly
dastardness
dastardy
dasymeter
dasypaedal
dasyphyllous
dasypod
dasyure

WORDS THAT END LIKE DASTARD

American mustard
black mustard
cut the mustard
dotard
egg custard
French mustard
garlic mustard
great bustard
leotard
nitrogen mustard
pastry custard
petard
quinacrine mustard
retard
sad bastard
treacle mustard
unitard
wall mustard
white mustard
wild mustard

Synonyms and antonyms of dastard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dastard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DASTARD

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

Translator English - Chinese

卑怯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dastard
570 millions of speakers

English

dastard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डरपोक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدنئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dastard
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dastard
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাপুরূষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lâche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dastard
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dastard
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

臆病な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

겁쟁이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dastard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người hèn mọn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோழை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेजबाबदारपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alçak kimse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

codardo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dastard
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dastard
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

laș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιταμή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lafaard
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dastard
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dastard
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dastard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DASTARD»

The term «dastard» is regularly used and occupies the 101.558 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DASTARD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dastard» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dastard» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DASTARD»

Discover the use of dastard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dastard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Dastard
Piers Anthony's comical chronicles of his enchanted realm of Xanth are among the most beloved fantasy series ever written, with millions of readers worldwide.
Piers Anthony, 2007
2
Death of a Dastard
Jason Touraine was irresistible to dissatisfied wives, lonely women, and roving females on the make.
Henry Kane, 2012
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Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
DASTARD With just bold strokes he dashes here and there, Showing great mastery with little care, Scorning to varnish his good touches o'er ' To make the fools and women praise them more. Rochester. An Allusion to the Tenth Satire of the ...
Encyclopaedia, Edward Smedley, 1845
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Encyclopaedia metropolitana: or Universal dictionary of ...
With just bold strokes he dashes here and there, — ' Showing great mastery with little care, DASTARD Scorning to varnish his good touches o'er To make the fools and women praise them more. Rochester. An Allusion to the Tenth Satire of the ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
S. DASSET magma, en- Burtoii, ) Two villages Das»et parva, or Avon, J near Edge- »3»i Warwickshire. The former has a good market oo Friday, and a fair at St James-tide. * DASTARD, n.s. ladastriga, Saxon.] A cow, a naan infamous for fear.
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The Complete Concordance to Shakspere: Being a Verbal Index ...
3 DASTARD— this out-dared dastard?.. Richard II. i. 1 unto his dastard foemen is betrayed.. \UenryYI. i. I dogal cowards! dastards! — i. 2 what these dastard Frenchmen dare — 1. 4 this dastard at the battle — tv. I you are ail recreants and  ...
Mary Cowden- Clarke, 1870
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
DASTARD. n.s. [adajlriga, Saxon.] A coward ; a poltroon ; a man infamous for fear . — Da/lard and drunkard, mean and insolent ; Tongue-valiant hero, vaunter of thy might, In threats the foremost,but the last in fight. Dryd. —Bug-bear thoughts in  ...
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: With a New ...
From this classic tome, learn everything you need to know to land the corner office: · How to make money · How to make more money · How to choose the right company (one big enough so that nobody knows exactly what anyone else is doing) ...
Shepherd Mead, 2011
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Garner's Modern American Usage
See punctuation (g), (h). dastard. A. Confusion with bastard. Dastard (= coward) is commonly muddled because of the sound association with its harsher rhyme, bastard. Although H.W. Fowler insisted that dastard should be reserved for one ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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Editors Make War: Southern Newspapers in the Secession Crisis
VII. He. Who. Dallies. Is. a. Dastard. On November 6 the dreaded event occurred: Lincoln was elected President of the United States. The recipient of only thirty- nine percent of the popular vote, Lincoln nevertheless triumphed because he ...
Donald E. Reynolds, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DASTARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dastard is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Weight Of Responsibility
The recent return of queues at filling stations, the current violence by the dastard insurgents in the North and the yet-to-be-appointed ministers ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
2
Supreme Court Patent Rulings; Copyright Law and Attorney Fees
... and thus if "some dastardly crew member were to run off with a copy of the Battle of Morannon, the dastard would be free to display it for profit ... «New York Law Journal, Jul 15»
3
Frederick Douglass on the 4th of July
Everybody can say it; the dastard, not less than the noble brave, can flippantly discant on the tyranny of England towards the American ... «Wesleyan Connection, Jul 15»
4
The state of the nation address from the layman's point of view- part 2
The cognitive SNA is that if JDM has the guts to set up an enquiry into the bizarre and dastard acid-throwing murder/manslaughter of Adams of ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
5
A swat in the butt will nip it in the bud
Once the little mercenary gets his stuff back and gets out of your sight, he reverts to his old dastard behavior. You can bet on it. Privilege ... «Nehanda Radio, Jun 15»
6
The Decline of the American Actor
Most American actors wait until they're past their leading-man prime to go full dastard. That's a mistake. For an actor, the joy of slipping into a bad guy's skin can ... «The Atlantic, Jun 15»
7
Eugene's Shedd Institute looking to succeed in 'Business'
Along the way, he wrote the eponymous book, with the subtitle, “The Dastard's Guide to Fame and Fortune.” And yes, dastard is a real word, ... «The Register-Guard, Jun 15»
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For Stealing N100, You Wont Believe What A Woman And Her Son …
The incident which got the attention of the Police in the state got Mrs Uchendu and her son arrested for the dastard act. They were arrested based on a petition ... «NAIJ.COM, Jun 15»
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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell rediscovers England's magic (and …
... rough-and-tumble Canadian frontier (See: When Calls The Heart), the badass pioneer women here have to keep some dastard from framing ... «A.V. Club, Jun 15»
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Council of Bishops condemns Mahama's murder
“We abhor and condemn unequivocally this dastard, wicked, dehumanising and barbaric attack on a fellow human being, reducing him to less ... «GhanaWeb, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dastard [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dastard>. Apr 2024 ».
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