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Meaning of "lethal" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LETHAL

From Latin lēthālis, from lētum death.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LETHAL

lethal  [ˈliːθəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LETHAL

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

WHAT DOES LETHAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lethal

Lethal is an adjective meaning capable of causing death. It may also refer to: ▪ Lethality, the capability of causing death ▪ Lethal, an American heavy metal band ▪ Leigh Matthews, Australian rules footballer nicknamed "Lethal" or "Lethal" Leigh ▪ Jay Lethal, ring name of American professional wrestler Jamar Shipman ▪ Lethal, a 2005 action film starring Heather Marie Marsden and Lorenzo Lamas ▪ Lethal, a 1990 album by the Cockney Rejects ▪ Lethal, a 1987 release from the hip-hop group UTFO ▪ DJ Lethal, turntablist and producer...

Definition of lethal in the English dictionary

The definition of lethal in the dictionary is able to cause or causing death. Other definition of lethal is of or suggestive of death.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LETHAL


alecithal
eɪˈlɛsɪθəl
azimuthal
ˌæzɪˈmʌθəl
benthal
ˈbɛnθəl
Bethel
ˈbɛθəl
bismuthal
ˈbɪzməθəl
brothel
ˈbrɒθəl
canthal
ˈkænθəl
centrolecithal
ˌsɛntrəʊˈlɛsɪθəl
gnathal
ˈneɪθəl
heterolecithal
ˌhɛtərəʊˈlɛsɪθəl
isolecithal
ˌaɪsəʊˈlɛsɪθəl
labyrinthal
ˌlæbəˈrɪnθəl
nonlethal
nɒnˈliːθəl
semilethal
ˌsɛmɪˈliːθəl
sublethal
sʌbˈliːθəl
unlethal
ʌnˈliːθəl
zenithal
ˈzɛnɪθəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LETHAL

letch
Letchworth
letdown
lethal dose
lethal injection
lethality
lethally
lethargic
lethargical
lethargically
lethargies
lethargise
lethargize
lethargy
Lethbridge
Lethe
Lethean
lethee
lethied
lethiferous

WORDS THAT END LIKE LETHAL

bequeathal
betrothal
Emmenthal
equatorial zenithal
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Hofmannsthal
Lilienthal
Neanderthal
oblique zenithal
polar zenithal
Sodium Pentothal
spathal
the wherewithal
therewithal
wherewithal
Wiesenthal
withal

Synonyms and antonyms of lethal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LETHAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lethal» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lethal

Translation of «lethal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LETHAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

致命的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

letal
570 millions of speakers

English

lethal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घातक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قاتلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смертельной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

letal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মারাত্মক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mortel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Maut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tödlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死をもたらす
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

치명적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyebabake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gây chết người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राणघातक शस्त्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öldürücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

letale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śmiertelne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смертельної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

letale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θανατηφόρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dodelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dödlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dødelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lethal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LETHAL»

The term «lethal» is very widely used and occupies the 15.865 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LETHAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lethal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lethal» 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 lethal

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10 QUOTES WITH «LETHAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lethal.
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Dave Barry
Snowboarding is an activity that is very popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough.
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John O. Brennan
The actions that we take on the counterterrorism front, again, are to take actions against individuals where we believe that the intelligence base is so strong and the nature of the threat is so grave and serious, as well as imminent, that we have no recourse except to take this action that may involve a lethal strike.
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David R. Brower
Is the minor convenience of allowing the present generation the luxury of doubling its energy consumption every 10 years worth the major hazard of exposing the next 20,000 generations to this lethal waste?
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James Buchan
For 50 years, nuclear power stations have produced three products which only a lunatic could want: bomb-explosive plutonium, lethal radioactive waste and electricity so dear it has to be heavily subsidised. They leave to future generations the task, and most of the cost, of making safe sites that have been polluted half-way to eternity.
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Graydon Carter
Arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Not a pretty cocktail of personality traits in the best of situations. No sirree. Not a pretty cocktail in an office-mate and not a pretty cocktail in a head of state. In fact, in a leader, it's a lethal cocktail.
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Ted Danson
The industrial way we fish for seafood is harming the marine habitats that all ocean life depends upon. Indiscriminate commercial fishing practices that include miles of driftnets, long lines with thousands of lethal hooks and bottom trawls are ruining ocean ecosystems by killing non-seafood species, including sea turtles and marine mammals.
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Janet Echelman
When ideas are young and vulnerable, criticism can be lethal.
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Robert Higgs
Some doomsayers think the collapse will be triggered by runaway government spending, excessive taxation, oppressive regulation, food shortages, fuel shortages or natural disasters such as deadly pandemics or lethal changes in the world's climate.
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Simon Hoggart
I know of no wars started by anyone to impose lack of religion on someone else. We have lethal Sunni v Shia, Catholic against Protestant, but no agnostic suicide bombers attack crowded atheist pubs.
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Josh Mandel
One of the most lethal mistakes a public official can make is raising taxes and not paying your own.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LETHAL»

Discover the use of lethal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lethal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lethal
When her four-year-old daughter informs her a sick man is in their yard, Honor Gillette rushes out to help him.
Sandra Brown, 2011
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Lethal Laws: Animal Testing, Human Health, and Environmental ...
In a field dominated by male voices, this is a pioneering work by a woman that effectively demonstrates the causal link between animal testing and environmental degradation, and the subsequent deterioration of human health.
Alix Fano, 1997
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The Future of Non-lethal Weapons: Technologies, Operations, ...
These essays explore the increase in interest in non-lethal weapons. Such devices have meant that many armed forces and law enforcement agencies are able to act against undesirables without being accused of acting in an inhumane way.
Nick Lewer, 2002
4
Texts from Bennett
Hardworking Kansas City rapper Mac Lethal has a problem, and its name is Bennett.
Mac Lethal, 2013
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Lethal
In the sequel to Loaded, sensuous sleuth Cally Wilde joins forces with sexy LAPD Detective Evan Paley to investigate a crime that leads them both into the dangerous and seductive world of drugs, the art of the geisha, and murder.
Shari Shattuck, 2005
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American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper ...
The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyles kills (the previous American record was 109), but it has declined to verify the astonishing total number for this book.
Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice, 2012
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Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots
Helping ensure that warfare is conducted justly with the advent of autonomous robots, this book shows that the first steps toward creating robots that not only conform to international law but outperform human soldiers in their ethical ...
Ronald Arkin, 2009
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I Just Hope It's Lethal: Poems of Sadness, Madness, and Joy
Provides a selection of poems from an array of celebrated authors, such as W.B. Yeats and Jane Kenyon, that capture the diverse drama, insanity, and high emotions of teenage existence.
Liz Rosenberg, Deena November, 2005
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Lethal Vintage: A Sunny McCoskey Napa Valley Mystery
Steeped in good food, great wine, and plenty of summer heat, Lethal Vintage offers a fascinating look at what goes on in those mansions above the vines.
Nadia Gordon, 2011
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Non-lethal Weapons as Legitimizing Forces?: Technology, ...
Brian Rappert discusses the technologies involved and the ethics of, for example blinding someone with a laser, leaving them blind forever, versus killing them outright.
Brian Rappert, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LETHAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lethal is used in the context of the following news items.
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History's most lethal serial killers have this in common | New York Post
In the 1830s, the English chemist developed a more accurate test for detecting arsenic. It would, according to UK crime novelist Val McDermid ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
5 Most Lethal U.S. Warplanes on the Planet | The National Interest
Here are the five most lethal warplanes in America's arsenal: F/A-18 Hornet. Recognizable to many Americans as the jet used by the Blue ... «The National Interest Online, Jul 15»
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Gnomes concealed lethal arms cache - Telegraph
Two men have been jailed after police discovered a collection of lethal weapons, including a machine gun, buried beneath a paving slab and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Olivia Munn on X-Men: Apocalypse's “Strong, Lethal, Powerful …
There's been a decent amount of buzz around Psylocke's outfit in the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse movie. Lots of people have praised the ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
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China develops non-lethal, microwave energy-based weapon
China has developed a non-lethal, microwave-directed energy weapon that causes unbearable pain to its targets and can be used in crowd ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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Missouri Ordered To Name Lethal Injection Drug Provider
Missouri must disclose the names of the pharmacy from which it buys lethal injection drugs, a circuit court judge has ruled in yet another case ... «KCUR, Jul 15»
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Ballard's lawyers: Don't move to execute convicted murderer until …
While Ballard has not appealed his sentence, he has joined a lawsuit challenging the state's lethal injection method. A ruling in the case is ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
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Financial frauds lethal parasites to economy: Union Minister Jayant …
Referring to the steps taken by the government and RBI to tackle the issue of frauds in financial sector, "a lethal parasite to economy of the ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
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Gutteridge's Ring of Honor TV Hit List: Jay Lethal vs. Mark Briscoe …
Jay Lethal vs. Mark Briscoe for the ROH TV Title: As far as 1st post-BITW title defences for Jay Lethal, this was pretty much ideal. Mark Briscoe ... «ProWrestling.net, Jul 15»
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Investigators Warn New Additive to Heroin is Lethal
Drug investigators issue a warning about a deadly combination of illegal drugs moving into Wisconsin. They tell us they're finding addicts now ... «WBAY, Jul 15»

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