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Meaning of "thornier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THORNIER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THORNIER

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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THORNIER

thorn apple
thorn bush
thorn moth
thornback
thornbill
thornbill warbler
Thorndike
Thorndike´s law
Thorndike´s law of effect
thornhedge
Thornhill
thorniest
thornily
thorniness
thornless
thornlike
thornproof
thornset
thorntree
thorny

WORDS THAT END LIKE THORNIER

Alain-Fournier
bonnier
chansonnier
chiffonier
chiffonnier
cornier
cuisinier
denier
dernier
Fournier
funnier
Grand Marnier
hornier
Lons-le-Saunier
Mount Rainier
pannier
Rainier
tinier
vernier
zanier

Synonyms and antonyms of thornier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THORNIER»

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

Translation of «thornier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THORNIER

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

Translator English - Chinese

更棘手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espinosa
570 millions of speakers

English

thornier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thornier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشائكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

thornier
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

thornier
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

thornier
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épineux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thornier
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dorniger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

thornier
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쟁점이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thornier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thornier
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thornier
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थोरोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıkıntılı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spinoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

thornier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

thornier
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anevoios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακανθώδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tornooi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

thornier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thornier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thornier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THORNIER»

The term «thornier» is normally little used and occupies the 131.342 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THORNIER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THORNIER»

Discover the use of thornier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thornier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Walter M. Miller, Jr.: A Reference Guide to His Fiction and ...
The novella is the basis ofa two-act musical play “Maestro.” Darfsteller is a variation of the German darsteller meaning actor or performer. Ryan (Thorny) Thornier is a former leading actor and matinee idol who now works as a janitor in the New ...
William H. Roberson, 2011
2
Voices for the Future: Essays on Major Science Fiction Writers
Seeing the Maestro at work, with Thornier in its system, is most instructive, and enough details are developed to make the automation of the theater, presumably the last bastion of personalized professions, seem believable. The creation of this  ...
Thomas D. Clareson, 1979
3
Do-It-Yourself BIBLE PROPHECY KIT!
It is toughened, thornier, tenebrous bellower. Not roughened shittier, tenebrious bellower. Not troubling terrible, neediest whorehouse. Elite whorehouse interbreeds not troubling. Tenebrious or belittling tender whorehouse. Elite whorehouses ...
J. Smith
4
Calvin Stewart, P.I.: Dark Tunnel to Treason
“I'm Darwin Thornier. How can I help you, mister?” he said in a squeaky voice as if his throat had constricted from the large amount of food he had just gulped down. “Are you the manager?” asked Calvin. “Yes, I am.” “First, I'd like this woman to ...
Dan Parker, 2004
5
Indian economy since independence
Also Daniel Thornier, The Agrarian Prospect in India (University of Delhi, Delhi 1956), p. 25. 27. In Uttar Pradesh, however, Bhumidari (permanent heritable and transferable rights) were acquired only on one-third of the area. On two-thirds of ...
Uma Kapila
6
Survey of science fiction literature: five hundred ...
Thornier in its system, makes the automation of the theater, presumably the last bastion of the personalized professions, seem believable. The creation of the illusion is furthered by the appearance of former actors and stage people who arrive ...
Frank Northen Magill, 1979
7
The science fiction stories of Walter M. Miller, Jr
Seeing the Maestro at work, with Thornier in its system, is most instructive, and enough details are developed to make the automation of the theater, presumably the last bastion of personalized professions, seem believable. The creation of this  ...
Walter M. Miller, 1978
8
Dark Benediction
Walter M. Miller Jr. It was hopeless. When D'Uccia drew his defensive mantle of calculated deafness or stupidity about himself, he became impenetrable to any request or honest explanation. Thornier sucked in a slow breath between his teeth, ...
Walter M. Miller Jr, 2013
9
Contemporary Drama in English
The novella's protagonist is Ryan "Thorny" Thornier, an aging actor reduced to working as a janitor in an autodrama auditorium. Unlike many of his colleagues, Thornier never deigned to have his personality recorded; as he thinks, Some ...
Eckart Voigts-Virchow, Deutsche Gesellschaft für das Englischsprachige Theater und Drama der Gegenwart. Conference, 2000
10
The Return of Gabriel
Clearly there are direct correlations to your dreams, but I am afraid it gets thornier as we dig deeper.” “Thornier?” Elisabeth asked. “You mean there's more to the story?” “More, yes. But not directly related to Le Memoir Grand. More in relation to  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THORNIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thornier is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Criminal justice reformers' fatal blindspot: What supporters of mass …
In the context of a decades-long decrease in violent crime, avoiding the thornier issue of the rights and humanity of the incarcerated makes plenty of sense. «Salon, Jul 15»
2
Prom Math: One Night, Five Prokofiev Concertos
But from the puckish First to the popular Third and the unheralded, thornier Fourth and Fifth (the latter two never before heard in the 120 years of the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Why Ukraine Can Live Without Russian Gas for Now
It is therefore likely that a deal will eventually, though not immediately, be reached — leaving Ukraine, Russia and the West with the thornier issue of the conflict ... «STRATFOR, Jul 15»
4
From thorny to thornier: Pipeline companies tap state law to gain …
A Franklin County couple said a gas pipeline survey crew came onto their property without providing the sort of notification they specifically requested. «Roanoke Times, May 15»
5
Obama's Next Iran Challenge Is Even Thornier than Nukes
Obama's Next Iran Challenge Is Even Thornier than Nukes. April 3, 2015 By Jeffrey Goldberg The Atlantic. Obama will now have to do the thing he has been ... «Defense One, Apr 15»
6
MLB local streaming still stuck
But a thornier issue of who will own each streaming subscriber and who will service the actual streams remains unsettled. MLB has not moved from its original ... «SportsBusiness Daily, Mar 15»
7
New Greek Finance Minister Sorted The Steam Economy
... issue of linking economies in two virtual environments (creating a shared currency), and wrestling with some of the thornier problems of balance of payments, ... «iProgrammer, Feb 15»
8
Portland Public Schools Consider Boundary Changes
As the Portland school board finalizes big changes to its transfer policy, the state's largest district has already started work on an even thornier topic: school ... «OPB News, Jan 15»
9
New defense secretary would inherit old tensions
President Obama may have picked a new defense secretary, but an older and thornier problem remains: The commander in chief, who publicly committed to ... «Washington Post, Dec 14»
10
Iraq and Kurds Reach Deal on Oil Exports and Budget Payments
The interim agreement did not even touch on larger, thornier issues, including whether Baghdad will continue to allow the Kurds to export their own oil and who ... «New York Times, Nov 14»

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