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Definitions: Adulterous |
AdulterousAdjective1. Characterized by adultery; "an adulterous relationship"; "extramarital affairs"; "the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband". 2. Not faithful to a spouse or lover; "adulterous husbands and wives"; "a two-timing boyfriend". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "adulterous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: AdulterousSynonyms: cheating(a) (adj), extracurricular (adj), extramarital (adj), two-timing(a) (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Impurity | Adulterous, incestuous, bestial. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Adulterous |
| English words defined with "adulterous": adulterously ♦ extracurricular, extramarital ♦ fancy woman ♦ kept woman ♦ mistress. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "adulterous": Felix ♦ Gorlois ♦ Machaerus. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Adulterous Affair (1966) | |
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| "Adulterous" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Adulterous" is used about 39 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 39 | 55,036 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
adulterous | 12 |
adulterous wife | 5 |
adulterous woman | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "adulterous"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | kurorëshkelës (adulterer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | زناوى, خاص بالزنا أو ميال إليه. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | блуден (adulterate, errant, erring), прелюбодеен, извънбрачен (adulterate, adulterine, extramarital, illegitimate, misbegotten, natural). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 非法 (illegal, illegitimacy, illegitimate, lawless, lawlessness, Wrongful, Wrongfully). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | cizoložný. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | overspelig, echtbrekend. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | adulta. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مربوطبه زنا, زناکار (Wencher), زناءی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | aviorikos (adulterous intercourse, adultery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | adultère (adulatory, adulterer, adulteress, adultery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | ehebrecherisch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μοιχευτικόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | של אוף, אפופי. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | házasságtörő. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | berzina (adulterate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | adultero (adulterer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 간통. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | maarderagh (immoral, lascivious, lecher, libertine, unchaste, whoremonger), adultrinagh (adulterer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | adulterousay adulterino, adúltero (adulterer). (various references) adulter (adulterate, adulterer, adultery, fornication). (various references) виновный в адюльтере. (various references) adhaltrach. (various references) preljubnički (adulterate, extramarital). (various references) adúltero (adulterer). (various references) innebärande äktenskapsbrott. (various references) zina yapan, eşini aldatan. (various references) винуватий у порушенні подружньої вірності. (various references) thông dâm (adulterate), ngoại tình. (various references) godinebus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | adulter. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 30, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Toiauth odoV gunaikoV moicalidoV h otan praxh aponiyamenh ouden fhsin pepracenai atopon |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Talis est via mulieris adulterae quae comedit et tergens os suum dicit non sum operata malum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Such is the weie of the womman auoutresse, that etith, and wipende hir mouth, seith, I haue not wroyt euel. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 30, Verse 20 |
| Bulgarian | Такъв е пътят на жена прелюбодейка - Яде, бърше си устата и казва: Не съм извършила беззаконие. |
| Cebuano | Mao man usab ang dalan sa usa ka mananapaw nga babaye; Siya nagakaon ug nagapamahid sa iyang baba, Ug nagaingon: Ako wala makabuhat ug pagkadautan. |
| Chinese | 淫 婦 的 " 、 也 是 這 樣 、 他 喫 了 把 嘴 一 " 、 就 說 、 我 ' 有 行 惡 。 |
| Croatian | Takav je put preljubnice: najede se, obriše usta i veli: "Nisam sagriješila." |
| Danish | Så er en Ægteskabsbryderskes Færd: Hun spiser og tørrer sig om Munden og siger: "Jeg har ikke gjort noget ondt!" |
| Dutch | Alzo is de weg ener overspelige vrouw; zij eet en wist haar mond, en zegt: Ik heb geen ongerechtigheid gewrocht! |
| Finnish | Samoin ovat avionrikkoja-vaimon jäljet: hän syö, pyyhkii suunsa ja sanoo: "En ole pahaa tehnyt". |
| French | Telle est la voie de la femme adultère: Elle mange, et s`essuie la bouche, Puis elle dit: Je n`ai point fait de mal. |
| German | Also ist auch der Weg der Ehebrecherin; die verschlingt und wischt ihr Maul und spricht: Ich habe kein Böses getan. |
| Haitian Creole | Men ki jan fanm k'ap twonpe mari yo fè: Lè yo fin fè sa y'ap fè a, yo benyen byen pwòp, epi yo di: Mwen pa fè anyen ki mal. |
| Hungarian | Ilyen a paráználkodó asszonynak úta; eszik, azután megtörli száját és azt mondja: nem cselekedtem semmi gonoszt. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Inilah siasat seorang wanita yang tidak setia kepada suaminya: Sesudah berzinah, ia makan lalu menyeka mulutnya, kemudian berkata, "Aku tidak berbuat apa-apa!" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adapun hal perempuan berzinah, ia itu demikianlah adanya: maka iapun makan lalu disapunya mulutnya sambil katanya: Tiada aku berbuat jahat! |
| Italian | Tale è la condotta della donna adultera: mangia e si pulisce la bocca e dice: «Non ho fatto niente di male!». |
| Korean | 음 녀 의 자 취 도 그 러 하 니 라 그 가 먹 그 입 을 " 음 같 이 말 하 기 를 내 가 악 을 행 치 아 니 하 였 다 하 느 니 라 |
| Maori | He pera ano te huarahi o te wahine puremu; ka kai ia, a ka horoi i tona mangai, a ka ki, Kahore aku mahi he. |
| Modern Greek | Τοιαυτη ειναι η οδος της μοιχαλιδος γυναικος· τρωγει και σπογγιζει το στομα αυτης, και λεγει, "εν επραξα ανομιαν. |
| Norwegian | Slik bærer en horkvinne sig at: Hun eter og tørker sin munn og sier: Jeg har ikke gjort noget ondt. |
| Portuguese | Tal é o caminho da mulher adúltera: ela come, e limpa a sua boca, e diz: não pratiquei iniqüidade. |
| Rumanian | Tot awa este wi calea femeii preacurve: ea mqnkncq, wi se wterge la gurq, wi apoi zice: ,,N`am fqcut nimic rqu.`` - |
| Russian | фБЛПЧ ХФШ Й ЦЕОЩ ТЕМА'П"ЕКОПК; ПЕМБ Й П'ФЕТМБ ТПФ УЧПК, Й ЗПЧПТЙФ: `С ОЙЮЕЗП ИХ"ПЗП ОЕ У"ЕМБМБ`. |
| Spanish | La mujer adúltera procede así: Come, limpia su boca y dice: "No he hecho ninguna iniquidad." |
| Swedish | Sådant är äktenskapsbryterskans sätt: hon njuter sig mätt och stryker sig så om munnen och säger: "Jag har intet orätt gjort." |
| Thai | นี่เป็นทางของหญิงผู้ล่วงประเว"ีคือ นางรับประทาน และนางเช็"ปาก และนางพู"ว่า "ฉันไม่ไ"้ทำผิ"" |
| Ukrainian | Така ось дорога блудливої жінки: наїлась та витерла уста свої й повіла: Не вчинила я злого!... |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "adulterous": adulterously. (additional references) | |
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"Adulterous" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adultrous. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "adulterous" (pronounced udu"lterus) |
| 4 | -t er u s | boisterous, preposterous, traitorous, uterus. |
| 3 | -er u s | adventurous, amorous, avarice, barbarous, cancerous, cantankerous, carboniferous, carnivorous, coniferous, dangerous, decorous, fossiliferous, generous, glamorous, herbivorous, heterosporous, homosporous, humerus, humorous, insectivorous, lecherous, murderous, numerous, odorous, omnivorous, onerous, overgenerous, oviparous, ovoviviparous, phosphorous, phosphorus, ponderous, precancerous, prosperous, rancorous, rapturous, rhinoceros, rigorous, slanderous, sonorous, tetramerous, thunderous, timorous, treacherous, unglamorous, vigorous, viviparous, vociferous. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-l-o-r-s-t-u-u" | |
-2 letters: delators, leotards, lodestar, outdares, outduels, outreads, readouts, rosulate, roulades, rouleaus. | |
-3 letters: arduous, aroused, auldest, auteurs, dartles, delator, detours, dourest, duteous, estrual, lauders, leotard, loaders, loudest, lustred, luteous, oldster, ordeals, outdare, outduel, outread, readout, redouts, reloads, roasted, roulade, rouleau, rousted, rustled, saluted, saluter, solated, strudel, sudoral, sutural, sutured, torsade, torulae, torulas, tousled. | |
-4 letters: adores, adults, alders, aldose, alerts, alters, arouse, artels, aulder, aureus, aurous, auteur, autoed, dartle, daters, deltas, derats, desalt, detour, dorsal, dorsel, doters, douras, douser, duster, estral, laders, lasted, laster, lauder, loader, louder, loured, loused, louted, lusted, luster, lustra, lustre, oaters, oldest, orated, orates, ordeal, oreads, osteal, ostler, ousted, ouster, outers, ratels, redout, reload, resold, result, retold, roused, routed, routes, rudest, rusted, rustle, salted, salter, salute, sarode, saurel, sauted, slated, slater, soared, solate, solder, solute, sorted, souled, soured, souter, staled, staler, stared, stelar, sterol, stoled, stored, stoure, strode, stroud, sutler, suture, talers, tolars, torula, toured, toused, tousle, trades, treads, ulster, ultras, uraeus, urates, uredos, uterus. | |
-5 letters: adore, adult, adust, alder, alert, aloes, aloud, alter, altos, arles, arose, artel, aster, aures, autos, dales, dares, darts, dater, dates, datos, dauts, deals, dealt, dears, delta, delts, derat, doats, doers, doest, doles, dolts, dorsa, doser, dotal, doter, dotes, doura, douse, drats, drest, druse, duals, duels, duets, dulse, dural, duras, dures, duros, durst, earls, euros, lader, lades, lards, lares, lased, laser, lated, later, lauds, leads, lears, least, leuds, loads, lodes, lords, lores, loser, lotas, lotus, lours, louse, louts, luaus, ludes, lured, lures, lutea, luted, lutes, oared, oater, older, orals, orate, oread, orles, ousel, outed, outer, outre, rales, rased, rated, ratel, rates, ratos, reads, reals, redos, resod, roads, roast, roles, rosed, roset, rotas, rotes, rotls, roues, rouse, roust, route, routs, ruled, rules, sarod, sated, sault, saute, seral, setal, slate, slued, solar, soled, sorel, stade, stale, stare, stead, steal, stela, stoae, stole, store, stour, sudor, sural, sutra, taels, taler, tales, talus, tardo, tared, tares, taros, teals, tears, telos, tesla, toads, toeas, tolar, tolas, toled, toles, tolus, toras, tores, torse, torus, tours, touse, trade, tread, trode, trued, trues, tsade, tules, turds, ultra, urase, urate, ureal, ureas, uredo, ursae, usual. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-l-o-r-s-t-u-u" | |
+2 letters: adulterously. | |
+3 letters: adventurously, superovulated. | |
+5 letters: desulfurization, deuteranomalous, polyunsaturated, undervaluations. | |
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