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Definition: Heathenish |
HeathenishAdjective1. Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "heathenish" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references) |
Synonyms: HeathenishSynonyms: heathen (adj), pagan (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Heterodoxy | Pagan; heathen, heathenish; ethnic, ethnical; gentile, paynim; pantheistic, polytheistic. |
Vulgarity | Unclassical, doggerel, heathenish, tramontane, outlandish; uncultivated; Bohemian. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Heathenish |
| English words defined with "heathenish": Gentilish ♦ Heathenishly, Heathenishness, Heathenize ♦ Paganical, Paganish. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "heathenish": UN, Un-, Uncircumcised in Heart and Ears. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | UN-:AMERICAN:, adj. Wicked, intolerable, heathenish. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Heathenish" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Heathenish" is used about 2 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% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "heathenish"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | pagan (gentile, heathen, pagan, paganish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | وثني (ethnic, ethnical, gentile, heathen, idolatrous, pagan, profane). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | варварски (barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, feral, gothic, inhuman), езически (heathen, pagan, paganish, profane, unchristian, uncircumcised). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | krutý (atrocious, bitter, brutal, cruel, dispiteous, extreme, fierce, gory, grim, hard, harsh, heartless, rigid, ruthless, savage, severe, torsion, unkind, unrelenting, vicious, wolfish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | païen (heath, heathen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | heidnische. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ειδωλολατρικόσ (gentile, pagan). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אלילי (idolatrous, pagan). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | barbár (barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, gothic, gothish, inhuman, savage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | perbegu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eathenishhay mundo pagão (paganish), idólatra (dotted line, heathen, idolator, idolatry, paganism), gentio (gentile, savage). (various references) языческий (ethnic, ethnical, heathen, paganish), варварский (barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, butcherly, gothic, truculent, uncivilized, vandal). (various references) neznabožački (pagan). (various references) pagano (heathen, infidel, pagan, payer, scapegoat, victim). (various references) vahşi (atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, brutal, brute, churlish, feral, ferocious, haggard, heathen, rude, savage, tigerish, truculent, uncivilized, wild, wolfish), putperest (heathen, idolater, idolatress, pagan, profane, worshipper of idols), inançsız (sceptical, unbeliever, unbelieving), dinsiz (faithless, godless, impious, irreligious, profane, unbeliever, ungodly), barbar (barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, bestial, goth, gothic, heathen, savage, uncivilized, vandal, vandalic, wild). (various references) язичницький (heathen), язичеський (ethnic, ethnical, gentile, infidel, pagan), варварський (barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, gothic, uncivilized, vandal, vandalistic). (various references) ngoại đạo không văn minh; dốt nát (heathen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "heathenish": heathenishly. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "heathenish" (pronounced 'Hea"then*ish'): Abolish, Accomplish, Admonish, Affamish, Aguish, Alish, Alumish, Amateurish, Anchoretish, Animalish, Apish, Arrish, Aspish, Assish, Astonish, Babish, Baboonish, Babyish, Babylonish, Baddish, Balkish, Banish, Bardish, Basquish, Batfish, Bearish, Beauish, Bish, Bitterish, Blackish, Blandish, Blindfish, Blockish, Bluish, Bluntish, Boarfish, Boarish, Bobbish, Bogglish, Boobyish, Bookish, Boorish, Borough-English, Boyish, Brackish, Brainish, Brigandish, Brinish, Broadish, Brockish, Brownish, Brutish, Buccaneerish, Buckish, Buffoonish, Bugfish, Bukshish, Bullish, Caddish, Calvish, Canaanitish, Cattish, Cavalierish, Cavendish, Cherish, Childish, Churlish, Clannish, Clayish, Cleverish, Cliquish, Cloddish, Clownish, Clubbish, Cockneyish, Codfish, Coldish, Collish, Coltish, Commonish, Contradistinguish, Coolish, Copperish, Coquettish, Cowardish, Coyish, Crabbish, Crapefish, Crossfish, Cuish, Currish, Czarish, Dampish, Dandyish, Danish, Dankish, Darkish, Dawish, Deadish, Dealfish, Degarnish, Demolish, Depolish, Devilish, Dilettanteish, Dilettantish, Dimish, Disembellish, Disestablish, Disfurnish, Disgarnish, Displenish, Doggish, Doltish, Dotish, Dovish, Dowdyish, Draffish, Dragonish, Dreggish, Drollish, Dronish, Druidish, Drumfish, Dudish, Dullish, Dumpish, Duncish, Dunfish, Dunnish, Duskish, Dwarfish, Eadish, Eddish, Elderish, Elfish, Embellish, Empoverish, Enfamish, Enfeeblish, Enravish, Eremitish, Establish, Evanish, Expolish, Extinguish, Faintish, Fairish, Fallfish, Fastish, Fattish, Fennish, feverish, fiendish, filefish, Finfish, Finnish, Firefish, flatfish, Flattish, Flaundrish, Foolfish, foolish, foppish, Foreadmonish, Forewish, Foxfish, Foxish, Frankish, freakish, Friesish, Froppish, Frubish, frumpish, furbish, Gaddish, garfish, garish, Gaudish, Gaulish, Genteelish, Gentilish, Ghoulish, Gibfish, Girlish, Gluish, Gluttonish, Goarish, goatfish, Goatish, goodish, Goosish, grayish, Greekish, greenish, Guardfish, Guarish, Gullish, Haggish, Half-fish, Handfish, Hardish, Harish, headfish, hellish, Henfish, hoggish, Hoidenish, Hollandish, Homish, Hornish, Horse-radish, Houndfish, huffish, Idiotish, Idolish, Illish, impoverish, Indo-English, Inkfish, Inlandish, Interwish, Ironish, Ishmaelitish, Jadish, Japannish, jellyfish, Jewish, Jiggish, Jutlandish, Kecklish, Kelpfish, Kerish, Kiddyish, Kish, Kitish, kittenish, Kittlish, Klipfish, Knackish, Knappish, knavish, Kurdish, ladyfish, Lamish, Laplandish, Lappish, largish, latish, Lettish, Lickerish, Liquorish, Lobbish, Lompish, longish, Loosish, loutish, Lowish, lumpfish, lumpish, lungfish, Luskish, Maddish, Maggotish, Mammonish, mannish, Marrowish, mawkish, Mawmish, mayfish, Minish, Misdistinguish, Missish, Moabitish, mobbish, Mockish, modish, monish, monkish, Moodish, Moonish, Mopish, Mountebankish, Mousefish, Muffish, Muggish, Mulish, Mumpish, Mussulmanish, Netfish, Newish, Niggardish, Niggish, Nightish, Nunnish, Nymphish, Oafish, Oarfish, Oblongish, Offish, Ogreish, Oldish, old-maidish, old-womanish, Outlandish, Outparish, Overbookish, Overfish, Overflourish, Overlavish, Overpolish, Owlish, Paddlefish, Paganish, Palish, Parsonish, Peakish, Pearlfish, Peckish, Peevish, Pelfish, Penfish, Peoplish, Pettish, Picayunish, Pictish, Picturesquish, Piggish, Pinfish, Pinkish, Pipefish, Planish, Plenish, Poltroonish, Popish, Prankish, Preadmonish, Preestablish, Premonish, Prettyish, Priggish, Proudish, Prudish, Puckish, Pulpitish, Puppetish, Puppyish, Purplish, Quackish, Quakerish, Qualmish, Queenfish, Queerish, Quirkish, Quish, Radish, Raffish, Rammish, Ratfish, ravish, Rawish, Rebanish, reddish, Rediminish, reestablish, Reflourish, refurbish, refurnish, relinquish, Repolish, republish, Restinguish, Rhemish, Rhenish, Ribaldish, Ricketish, Riggish, Rish, roguish, Romanish, romish, Ropish, rosefish, roughish, Roundfish, roundish, Routish, Rowdyish, Roynish, Roytish, Rudish, Ruffianish, ruttish, Saintish, Sallowish, Saltish, sandfish, Sandish, sawfish, Scaldfish. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-h-h-h-i-n-s-t" | |
-2 letters: ensheath, heathens, insheath. | |
-3 letters: etesian, ethanes, heathen, shantih, sheathe, sheitan, sthenia, theines. | |
-4 letters: enates, ethane, hasten, heaths, saithe, sateen, senate, shanti, sheath, snathe, teniae, tenias, thanes, theine, theins, tineas, tisane. | |
-5 letters: anise, antes, antis, ashen, eaten, enate, entia, etnas, haets, hanse, hants, haste, hates, heath, heats, heist, hents, heths, hints, inset, nates, neath, neats, neist, nites, saint, saith, satin, seine, sente, senti, setae, sheen, sheet, shent, shine, snath, stain, stane, stein, tains, tease, teens, tenia, tense, thane, thein, thens, these, thine, thins, tinea, tines. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-h-h-h-i-n-s-t" | |
+2 letters: heathenishly. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 65 61 74 68 65 6E 69 73 68 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).... . .- - .... . -. .. ... .... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01100101 01100001 01110100 01101000 01100101 01101110 01101001 01110011 01101000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H e a t h e n i s h |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0065 0061 0074 0068 0065 006E 0069 0073 0068 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)42716786747180758574 |
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