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Meaning of "triffid" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRIFFID

From the science fiction novel The Day of the Triffids (1951) by John Wyndham.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TRIFFID

ˈtrɪfɪd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRIFFID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Triffid 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 TRIFFID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Triffid

The triffid is a fictitious, tall, mobile, prolific and highly venomous plant species, the titular antagonist in John Wyndham's 1951 novel The Day of the Triffids and Simon Clark's 2001 sequel The Night of the Triffids. Triffids were also featured in the 1957 BBC radio dramatization of Wyndham's book, a considerably altered 1962 film adaptation, a more faithful 1981 television serial produced by the BBC, and in a 2009 two-part TV series also produced by the BBC. Since 1951, when The Day of the Triffids was first published, the word "triffid" has become a popular British English colloquial term for large, overgrown or menacing-looking plants.

Definition of triffid in the English dictionary

The definition of triffid in the dictionary is any of a species of fictional plants that supposedly grew to a gigantic size, were capable of moving about, and could kill humans.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRIFFID

aphid · bifid · didelphid · fid · giraffid · multifid · octofid · palmatifid · pedatifid · pinnatifid · quadrifid · septemfid · sexfid · sylphid · syrphid · trifid · tyroglyphid

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRIFFID

trifacial · trifarious · trifecta · triff · triffic · triffidian · triffidy · trifid · trifle · trifler · trifling · triflingly · triflingness · trifluoperazine · trifluralin · trifocal · trifocals · trifold · trifoliate · trifoliated

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRIFFID

acid · aid · android · avoid · bid · David · did · grid · id · kid · liquid · Madrid · mid · paid · rapid · said · solid · stupid · valid · vid

Synonyms and antonyms of triffid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «triffid» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF TRIFFID

Find out the translation of triffid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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

Translator English - Chinese

triffid
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

triffid
570 millions of speakers
en

English

triffid
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

triffid
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

triffid
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

триффид
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

triffid
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

triffid
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

triffid
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Triffid
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

triffid
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

triffid
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

triffid
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Triffid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

triffid
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

triffid
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रिफिड
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

triffid
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

trifide
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Triffid
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

тріффіди
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

triffid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

triffid
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

triffidleer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

triffid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

triffid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of triffid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRIFFID»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRIFFID»

Discover the use of triffid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to triffid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How to Make a Triffid: A Tor.Com Original
A chilling tale of science, science fiction, and how we break. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.
Kelly Lagor, 2012
2
The World Hates A Salesman: Yet Everything Is A Sell
One triffid working off straight commission can easily produce close to a million dollars themselves a year, often earning for themselves high six figures, much more than most branch managers. They are the elite of industry. Unlike the weeds ...
Rusty Markland, 2011
3
The Day of the Triffids
The new walking plant has been named a triffid, because it has three roots. WARNING: a triffid can kill with its poisonous sting: we advise the public to remove these plants from their gardens and burn them immediately. This was the sort of ...
‎2003
4
Constructing the World
Suppose one has a recognitional concept triffid of a certain sort of plant. In real life, one might get tentative evidence that a triffid is present by recognizing something as a triffid, and one might get stronger evidence by examining the plant that ...
David J. Chalmers, 2012
5
Large-area Effects of GM-crop Cultivation: Proceedings of ...
80 Gunther Schmidt & Broder Breckling Consequences The GM flax variety FP967 (CDC Triffid) is not authorised for food or feed use in the EU, meaning that any food product or flax / linseed derivative analysed to be positive for FP967 is not ...
Broder Breckling, Richard Verhoeven, 2010
6
Future Wars: The Anticipations and the Fears
the triffid's stem' and 'the tightly-wrapped whorl within'. His father lifted him, as a young boy, 'to look inside' (38). The primal scene here is of two males, the one engendered by the other, looking into an image of the vagina dentata. That whorl  ...
David Seed, 2012
7
Articles on Fictional Plants, Including: Thread (Pern), ...
Fictional plants appear in films, literature, television, or other media. * Aechmea asenionii: a giant bromeliad discovered in the jungles of Brazil, from the SF short story The Asenion Solution by Robert Silverberg.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
8
Climate Change and Crops
0 20 40 60 80 100 –60 –40 –20 –80 RothC-et0.75 Triffid-wp1.7 Sim-Cycle-min0. 2 Bethy-k0.63 Average Triffid No Dependence SOILN Rothc-et1 Triffid-wp1.35 Sim-Cycle-min0 Bethy-k1 Triffid-sat0.2 1860 1910 1960 2010 2060 50 –30 –20 ...
S.N. Singh, 2009
9
The Night of the Triffids
Afull sixty feet high, its stem lurching and swaying, its dark green leaves shaking with every step, the cone on top slowly turning left and right, came a triffid from beyond the boundaries of nightmare. With lightning speed itsstinger shot outat the ...
Simon Clark, 2014
10
Aldehyde-Ketone Transferases: Advances in Research and ...
National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo: Novel method to detect a construct- specific sequence of the acetolactate synthase gene in genetically-modified flax CDC Triffid (FP967) Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'Novel  ...
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRIFFID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term triffid is used in the context of the following news items.
1
But not the Dandy Warhols.
Better to burn out than to fade away. Here for a good time, not a long time. Rock and roll clichés, sure, but certainly apt at the Triffid on Thursday night when ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Torquay garden 'triffid' in bloom
IT only happens once in its 15-year life — but when the furcraea flowers it is a sight to behold. Linda Garwood, owner of the Cary House bed and breakfast in ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jun 15»
3
Grim rubbish-filled street in South End Green to become Day of the …
David Ketterer at the Pond St entrance to "Triffid Alley" NW3 ... after plans were unveiled to name it in honour of science fiction classic The Day of the Triffids. «Ham&High, Nov 14»
4
Spine fracture victim used web 'idiot's guide' to grow cannabis - and …
But he was shocked at how "scarily" the plants grew to "triffid" sizes after he followed an "idiot's guide" from the internet, a court heard. Adam Moran, 30, admitted ... «Scunthorpe Telegraph, Nov 14»
5
Powderfinger's John Collins moves backstage to open new …
The Triffid, located in the inner Brisbane suburb of Newstead, officially opens next weekend but over the past few nights has hosted a free showcase of young ... «ABC Online, Nov 14»
6
New music venue The Triffid at Newstead to open doors with stellar …
IT IS yet to open its doors, but The Triffid is already set to be one of the city's hottest music venues. Powderfinger member John “JC” Collins has transformed the ... «Courier Mail, Oct 14»
7
Brisbane music's Day of The Triffid
The former Powderfinger bassist is the brains behind The Triffid, the revamped World War 2 hangar at Newstead which is creating a buzz before it even opens ... «Brisbane Times, Oct 14»
8
News in Brief: Sydney Psych Fest, 2SER, Yama/Thump, The Triffid
Brisbane has a new music venue in The Triffid, which has ties not to the iconic Perth band The Triffids but to ex-Powderfinger bassist John Collins, who ... «Mess+Noise, Oct 14»
9
New Live Music Venue The Triffid Announces Killer Launch Lineup
Brisbane has got a brand new live music venue, The Triffid, located in the inner-city suburb of Newstead, and the fresh venue is set to open its doors for the very ... «Music Feeds, Oct 14»
10
EXCLUSIVE: New Brissy Venue Unveils Live Music Program
Brisbane's newest live-music space, The Triffid, has revealed the list of acts who will grace its stage in its early days following the forthcoming launch of the ... «theMusic, Oct 14»
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