English Online Dictionary. What means sad? What does sad mean?
Translingual
Symbol
sad
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Sandawe.
See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of Sandawe terms
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English sad, from Old English sæd (“sated, full”), from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated, satisfied”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”). Cognate to West Frisian sêd, Dutch zat, German satt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sæd/
- Rhymes: -æd
Adjective
sad (comparative sadder or more sad, superlative saddest or most sad)
- (heading) Emotionally negative.
- Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
- Appearing sorrowful.
- Causing sorrow; lamentable.
- Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
- Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
- Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
- (obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
- (obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
- (obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.
- (obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
- (slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
- (dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).
- (obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
Synonyms
- (feeling mentally uncomfortable): discomforted, distressed, uncomfortable, unhappy
- (low in spirits): depressed, down in the dumps, glum, melancholy
- (moving, full of feeling): poignant, touching
- (causing sorrow): lamentable
- (poor in quality): pitiful, sorry
- See also Thesaurus:sad
- See also Thesaurus:lamentable
Antonyms
- happy
- cheerful
- gleeful, upbeat
- decent
Derived terms
Related terms
- sadden
Translations
Further reading
- “sad”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “sad”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Verb
sad (third-person singular simple present sads, present participle sadding, simple past and past participle sadded)
- (transitive, archaic) To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
- 16??, John Webster, Appius and Virginia
- My father's wondrous pensive, and withal / With a suppress'd rage left his house displeas'd, / And so in post is hurried to the camp: / It sads me much; to expel which melancholy, / I have sent for company.
- 16??, John Webster, Appius and Virginia
Etymology 2
Noun
sad (plural sads)
- Alternative form of saad (“Arabic letter”)
Etymology 3
From Donald Trump's frequent usage of the word sad (“shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor”) as an interjection in his tweets; a Trumpism.
Interjection
sad
- (Internet slang, sometimes humorous) Expressing contempt, ridicule or disgust; bah!
Anagrams
- ADS, Ads, das, ASD, DAS, ADs, ad.'s, ads., DSA, AdS, SDA, ads, DAs, DA's
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صَاد (ṣād).
Noun
sad (definite accusative sadı, plural sadlar)
- the Arabic letter ص
Declension
Further reading
- “sad” in Obastan.com.
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sad
Adverb
sad
- (focus) also; too
- (after a negative) either
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsat]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Czech sad, from Proto-Slavic *sadъ.
Noun
sad m inan
- orchard
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
sad
- genitive plural of sada
Further reading
- “sad”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “sad”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “sad”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
Verb
sad
- past of sidde
Gothic
Romanization
sad
- Romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌳
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) sa'd
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sato.
Noun
sad
- precipitation (hail, rain, snow)
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sadъ (“plant, garden”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian sad, Polish sad (“orchard”), Czech sad (“orchard”), Russian сад (sad, “orchard, garden”), Old Church Slavonic садъ (sadŭ, “plant, garden”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sat]
Noun
sad m inan
- fruit (food)
Declension
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English sæd, from Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-.
Alternative forms
- saad, sadd, zed
- sæd, sead, sed (Early Middle English)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sad/, /saːd/
Adjective
sad (plural and weak singular sadde, comparative saddere, superlative saddest)
- sated, weary (having had enough) [from 9th c.]
- firm, solid, hard: [from 14th c.]
- steady, enduring
- intense, powerful, severe
- secure (inspiring trust)
- dense, thick, tightly-packed
- considered, thoughtful, serious [from 14th c.]
- sad (inspiring or having sorrow) [from 14th c.]
- authentic, true, genuine [from 15th c.]
- (of colors) dark, deep [from 15th c.]
Related terms
- saden
- sadnesse
- sadly
Descendants
- English: sad
- Scots: sad
Adverb
sad (comparative saddere)
- firmly, solidly, steadily
- strongly, intensely
- seriously, consideredly
- sadly (in a sorrowful way)
Descendants
- English: sad (dialectal)
- Scots: sad
References
- “sā̆d, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
sad
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of seed (“seed”)
Etymology 3
Verb
sad
- Alternative form of saden
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”).
Adjective
sad (comparative sadoro, superlative sadost)
- full, sated, satiated
- weary
Declension
Descendants
- Middle Low German sat
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sadъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsat/
- Rhymes: -at
- Syllabification: sad
Noun
sad m inan (diminutive sadek, related adjective sadowy)
- (agriculture, horticulture) orchard (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Related terms
Further reading
- sad in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- sad in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic садъ (sadŭ).
Noun
sad n (plural saduri)
- (dated) orchard
Declension
Scots
Etymology
From Old English sæd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑd/
Adjective
sad (comparative sadder, superlative saddest)
- grave, serious
- strange, remarkable
- sad
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sьda, *sьgoda.
Alternative forms
- sȁda
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sâd/
Adverb
sȁd (Cyrillic spelling са̏д)
- now
- currently
- presently
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sadъ. Compare Russian сад (sad).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sâːd/
Noun
sȃd m (Cyrillic spelling са̑д)
- plant nursery, plantation, orchard (specialized facility rather than a home garden)
- a seeding or sapling from a plant nursery
Declension
References
- “sad”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
- “sad”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sadъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sat]
Noun
sad m inan (genitive singular sadu, nominative plural sady, genitive plural sadov, declension pattern of dub)
- garden, orchard, plantation
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sad”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Slovene
Alternative forms
- ſad (Bohorič alphabet)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sȃdъ (“plant, garden”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sādas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sáːt/
- Rhymes: -aːt
- Hyphenation: sad
- Homophone: sat
Noun
sȃd m inan
- (archaic or literary) fruit
- Synonyms: sadež, plod
- (literary) result, outcome
- Synonyms: rezultat, izraz, odraz, pridobitev, otrok, output, posledica, produkt, plod
- (obsolete) child, young direct offspring
- Synonyms: otrok, dete, froc, malček, otroček, otročič, otročiček, otrokec, pamž, pestovanček, pestovanec, spestovanec
- Antonyms: starš, roditelj, rodnik, starši
- Zdrava, Marija, milosti polna, Gospod je s Teboj, blagoslovljena si med ženami in blagoslovljen je sad Tvojega telesa Jezus. ― Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
- (literary, rare) consequence
- Synonyms: posledica, nasledek, nastopek, posledek, plod
Usage notes
Unlike plod, sad is used more when the edibility is stressed, rather than the seeds it contains.
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- seme
- klas
Further reading
- “sad”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “sad”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Tat
Etymology
Cognate with Persian صد (sad).
Numeral
sad
- hundred
Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic صَاد (ṣād).
Noun
sad
- Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ص
Alternative forms
- sat
Wakhi
Etymology
Compare Tajik сад (sad).
Numeral
sad
- hundred