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Meaning of "soi-disant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOI-DISANT

Literally: calling oneself.
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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 SOI-DISANT

soi-disant  [swadizɑ̃] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOI-DISANT

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

WHAT DOES SOI-DISANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Self-proclaimed

Self proclaimed or soi-disant describes a legal title that is only recognized by the declaring person and not any recognized legal authority. It can be the status of a noble title or the status of a nation. It is used informally for anyone declaring themselves to any informal title.

Definition of soi-disant in the English dictionary

The definition of soi-disant in the dictionary is so-called; self-styled.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOI-DISANT

soggy
soh
SOHF
soho
soil
soil bank
soil conservation
soil creep
soil mechanics
soil pipe
soil-based
soilage
soilborne
soiliness
soilless
soilure
soily
soiree
Soissons
soixante-neuf

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOI-DISANT

brisant
cicatrisant
cognisant
complaisant
croissant
en passant
incognisant
marxisant
obeisant
passant
peasant
pheasant
pleasant
practisant
precognisant
puissant
recognisant
sant
uncomplaisant
unpleasant

Synonyms and antonyms of soi-disant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «soi-disant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOI-DISANT

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The translations of soi-disant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soi-disant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

SOI- disant
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

soi - disant
570 millions of speakers

English

soi-disant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सोइ - disant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صوا - disant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сой - disant
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

soi disant -
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ব-আরোপিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soi-disant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Soi-disant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sogenannt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

SOI- disant
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소이 - disant
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Soi-disant
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

soi - disant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாய்-disant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सोइ-डिस्टंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sözde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soi - disant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Soi - disant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сой - disant
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

așa- zisele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

soi - disant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soi te maak van sogenaamde
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

soi - disant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

soi - disant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soi-disant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOI-DISANT»

The term «soi-disant» is regularly used and occupies the 66.046 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOI-DISANT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soi-disant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOI-DISANT»

Discover the use of soi-disant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soi-disant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soi-disant: life-writing in French
The essays are thus concerned less with defining what life-writing is than with raising questions about what it can do performatively, whether in diaries, autobiographies subtitled as such and novels read as autobiographies, or in such ...
Australian Society for French Studies. Annual Conference, Juliana De Nooy, Joe Hardwick, 2005
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Observations upon the Oligarchy, or Committee of soi-disant ...
As younger brothers of this brood, came forth the (soi-disant) Saints, or Methodists, and Dissenters of every description; and, if I am not mistaken, the Oligarchical Committee has its origin, and support, from this dangerous mass! About this ...
Henry Addington Sidmouth (Viscount), 1816
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Breaking the Idols of Ignorance: Admonition of the ...
This work marks the meeting point of three different traditions of the Shi'i-Islamic thought: philosophical, mystical, and theological.
Sadr al-Din Shirazi, 2008
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The Stanford Dictionary of Anglicised Words and Phrases
1790 our soi disant great men who love power : C. Smith, Desmond, Vol. 1. p. 107 (1792). 1804 the tranquillity of his last hours was not disturbed by the impertinence of his soi disant friend : Edin. Rev., Vol. 4, p. 288. 1818 her soi- disant friends ...
Charles Augustus Maude Fennell, 1891
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French Key Words and Expressions: The Combined Book
soi-disant Literally, soi-disant means “self-saying” or “self-claiming”. As an adjective it refers usually to a person, and would be translated as self-styled. Calling something soi-disant implies skepticism on the speakerʼs part. A French synonym ...
Saul H. Rosenthal, 2009
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Speaking Better French: The Key Words and Expressions You'll ...
Literally, soi-disant means “self-saying” or “self-claiming”. As an adjective it refers usually to a person, and would be translated as “self-styled” or“so-called”. It implies skepticism on the speakers part.A French synonym would be prétendu.
Saul H. Rosenthal, 2007
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Art and the Unconscious: A Psychological Approach to a ...
its soi-disant intellectual form, is able to free itself from the bondage of the intellect in as real a sense as any of the other arts. If, therefore, art is something that in Nietzsche's language, takes us down into the depths of the world, we may have ...
John M. Thorburn, 1999
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Rousseau and Liberty
12. Lester. G. Crocker. Rousseau's. soi-disant. liberty. In Four Essays on Liberty ( Oxford, 1969) Isaiah Berlin developed a distinction between 'negative' and ' positive' liberty. 'Negative liberty' refers to an area where an individual can act ...
Robert Wokler, 1995
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Celebrated claimants: ancient and modern
122 JOHN HATFIELD — THE SHAM HONOURABLE ALEXANDER HOPE, 134 HERVAGAULT — SOI-DISANT LOUIS XVII. OF FRANCE, 139 MATURIN BRUNEAU — SOI-DISANT LOUIS XVII. OF FRANCE, - 162 NAUNDORFF SOI- DISANT ...
‎1873
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Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection
arrive a nier ccttc homologie, admise par tous les anato- mistes et embryologistes actuels, d'autres homologies se sont presentes a nous, savoir : 1° line homologie cntre la soi-disant vessie natatoire sous-intestinale du polypterus, le soi-disant ...
‎1922

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOI-DISANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soi-disant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Arnaque : un faux mail soi-disant signé par Apple
Le mail est soi-disant signé par Apple. C'est un faux. Objectif des arnaqueurs: vous soutirer votre identifiant, votre mot de passe et le code sécurité de votre carte ... «l'avenir.net, Jul 15»
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Des experts et médias internationaux critiquent la soi-disant
Bambang Suryono, président de la Fondation Nanyang ASEAN basée à Jakarta, a indiqué que la soi-disant "menace chinoise" avancée par le Japon est un ... «新华网, Jul 15»
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Les reportages turcs sur une soi-disant interdiction chinoise du …
BEIJING, 17 juillet (Xinhua) -- De récents reportages dans les médias turcs au sujet d'une présumée interdiction chinoise de jeûner pendant le mois sacré du ... «新华网, Jul 15»
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Cette histoire des 50 000 postes de l'Etat soi-disant vacants…
Selon la rapporteure du Budget, Valérie Rabault, en 2014, près de 50.000 postes sur les plafonds d'emplois votés par le Parlement n'auraient pas été pourvus. «iFRAP, Jul 15»
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Une femme soi-disant agressée trahie par son bracelet connecté
Aux États-Unis, une femme prétendant avoir été agressée pendant son sommeil a été trahie par son bracelet connecté. En effet, celui-ci affichait des données ... «Numerama, Jun 15»
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Une manifestation contre le « soi-disant génocide »
C'était une première, diverses associations turques de Belgique ont organisé hier un rassemblement devant les marches de la Gare du Nord à Bruxelles pour ... «dh.be, May 15»
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Le grand retour de l'arnaque au rétroviseur soi-disant cassé
Un automobiliste de 86 ans s'est fait avoir lundi à Valence dans la Drôme. Deux hommes en voiture lui disent qu'il a cassé leur rétroviseur et ils réussissent à lui ... «France Bleu, May 15»
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Comment j'ai perdu une demi-journée dans la soi-disant Mecque du …
Avez-vous déjà entendu parler de Chercheminippes, ces dépôt-ventes situés dans la rue du Cherche-midi à Paris. En tout il y a 5 ou 6 boutiques consacrées ... «L'Express, May 15»
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Le soi-disant «combat du siècle» en questions
... avant que le public américain se laisse convaincre de débourser à nouveau 90 à 100 dollars pour voir à la télévision un soi-disant «combat du siècle». «24heures.ch, May 15»
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Comment les soi-disant petites mesures de la loi Macron sont en …
De la création d'emploi à la baisse des prix des billets : la loi du ministre de l'Économie n'est pas encore entrée en vigueur qu'elle fait déjà bouger les lignes ... «Atlantico.fr, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Soi-Disant [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/soi-disant>. Apr 2024 ».
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