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Definition: Destitute Of |
Destitute OfAdjective1. Completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Destitute OfSynonyms: barren of(p) (adj), destitute of(p) (adj), devoid of(p) (adj), empty of(p) (adj), innocent of(p) (adj), void of(p) (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Insufficiency | Slack, at a low ebb; empty, vacant, bare; short of, out of, destitute of, devoid of, bereft of; denuded of; dry, drained. |
Requirement | In want of; destitute of. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Destitute Of |
| Specialty definitions using "destitute of": FRIENDLESS ♦ INADMISSIBLE ♦ monosyllabic. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "destitute of": Wantwit. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MONOSYLLABIC, adj. Composed of words of one syllable, for literary babes who never tire of testifying their delight in the vapid compound by appropriate googoogling. The words are commonly Saxon -- that is to say, words of a barbarous people destitute of ideas and incapable of any but the most elementary sentiments and emotions. The man who writes in Saxon Is the man to use an ax on Judibras |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | By means of the same captures great numbers of our sea men have been thrown ashore in foreign countries, destitute of all means of subsistence, and the sick in particular have been exposed to grievous sufferings. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | I have full confidence that this charge so far as relates to the United States will be shewn to be utterly destitute of truth. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Expression using "destitute of": be destitute of. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "destitute of"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Albanian | që s'ka. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Arabic | خلو من (devoid of, void of). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vmit nélkülöző (destitute of sg, unfurnished). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | estituteday ofay lipsit de (bare, devoid of, poor in, void of, without smth.). (various references) vara helt utan (be destitute of), sakna (be destitute of, be lacking in, desiderate, lack, lack for, miss, regret, want). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | egena, egeni, egenis, egeno, egenorum, egenos, egenum, egenus, expers. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 15, Verse 21 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Anohtou triboi endeeiV frenwn anhr de fronimoV kateuqunwn poreuetai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Stultitia gaudium stulto et vir prudens dirigit gressus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Folie is ioye to the fool; and a prudent man shal riyt reulen his goingus. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 15, Verse 21 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang binuang maoy kalipay niadtong walay kaalam; Apan ang tawo nga masinabuton nagatul-id sa iyang paglakaw. |
| Chinese | 無 知 的 人 、 以 愚 妄 為 樂 . 聰 明 的 人 、 按 正 直 而 行 。 |
| Croatian | Ludost je veselje nerazumnomu, a razuman èovjek pravo hodi. |
| Danish | Dårskab er Glæde for Mand uden Vid, Mand med Indsigt går lige frem. |
| Dutch | De dwaasheid is den verstandeloze blijdschap; maar een man van verstand zal recht wandelen. |
| Finnish | Hulluus on ilo sille, joka on mieltä vailla, mutta ymmärtäväinen mies kulkee suoraan. |
| French | La folie est une joie pour celui qui est dépourvu de sens, Mais un homme intelligent va le droit chemin. |
| German | Dem Toren ist die Torheit eine Freude; aber ein verständiger Mann bleibt auf dem rechten Wege. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Moun ki san konprann kontan lè y'ap aji tankou moun fou. Men, moun ki gen konprann ap toujou fè sa ki dwat. |
| Hungarian | A bolondság öröme az esztelennek; de az értelmes férfiú igazán jár. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kebodohan adalah kesenangan orang bebal, orang bijaksana hidup lurus. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Perkara yang bodoh menjadi kesukaan orang gila, tetapi orang yang berakal betul itu menurut jalan yang rata. |
| Italian | La stoltezza è una gioia per chi è privo di senno; l'uomo prudente cammina diritto. |
| Maori | ¶ Ki te tangata maharakore he mea whakahari te wairangi; he tika ia te haere a te tangata matau. |
| Norwegian | Dårskap er en glede for den som er uten forstand; men en forstandig mann går rett frem. |
| Portuguese | A estultícia é alegria para o insensato; mas o homem de entendimento anda retamente. |
| Rumanian | Nebunia este o bucurie pentru cel fqrq minte, dar un om priceput merge pe drumul cel drept. - |
| Russian | зМХ ПУФШ--ТБ"ПУФШ "МС НБМПХНОПЗП, Б ЮЕМПЧЕЛ ТБЪХНОЩК Й"ЕФ ТСНПА "ПТПЗПА. |
| Spanish | La insensatez le es alegría al falto de entendimiento, pero el hombre prudente endereza su andar. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-f-i-o-s-t-t-t-u" | |
-2 letters: destitute, outfitted. | |
-3 letters: dottiest, duettist, fouettes, tuftiest. | |
-4 letters: deftest, dotiest, feudist, fittest, foisted, fouette, outfits, outside, stetted, tedious, testudo, tutties. | |
-5 letters: defies, defuse, detest, dittos, duties, etudes, fetted, fisted, fitted, foetid, foetus, oftest, ousted, outfit, outsee, outset, outsit, setout, sifted, softie, sotted, studio, suited, suttee, tested, todies, toited, totted, toused, touted, tufted, tutees, tutted. | |
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