abandoned
adj. forsaken, left behind, deserted; rejected, given up; unrestrained, uninhibited abandon v. forsake, leave behind, desert; reject, renounce, give up | ||||
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Abandoned Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abandoned
(imp. & p. p.)
of Abandon
(a.)
Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked ; as, an abandoned villain.
(a.)
Forsaken, deserted.
(imp. & p. p.)
of Abandon
(a.)
Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked ; as, an abandoned villain.
(a.)
Forsaken, deserted.
| WordNet 2.0 |
abandoned
Adjective
1. no longer inhabited; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
(similar) uninhabited
2. left desolate or empty; "an abandoned child"; "their deserted wives and children"; "an abandoned shack"; "deserted villages"
(synonym) deserted
(similar) forsaken
3. free from constraint; "an abandoned sadness born of grief"- Liam O'Flaherty
(similar) uninhibited
Adjective
1. no longer inhabited; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
(similar) uninhabited
2. left desolate or empty; "an abandoned child"; "their deserted wives and children"; "an abandoned shack"; "deserted villages"
(synonym) deserted
(similar) forsaken
3. free from constraint; "an abandoned sadness born of grief"- Liam O'Flaherty
(similar) uninhibited
abandon
Noun
1. the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
(synonym) wantonness, unconstraint
(hypernym) unrestraint
2. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"
(synonym) wildness
(hypernym) passion, passionateness
Verb
1. forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
(hypernym) discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
(hyponym) chuck, ditch
(derivation) abandonment
2. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations"
(synonym) give up
(verb-group) collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
(derivation) abandonment, forsaking, desertion
3. give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
(synonym) give up
(hyponym) foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
(derivation) abandonment, forsaking, desertion
4. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
(synonym) vacate, empty
(hypernym) leave, go forth, go away
5. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
(synonym) forsake, desolate, desert
(hypernym) leave
(hyponym) expose
(derivation) desertion, abandonment, defection
| Shakespeare Words |
ABANDONED
banished, kept away from.
banished, kept away from.
| Lexicon of Thieves' Cant |
Abandoned person
blasted fellow, brimstone, lurch
blasted fellow, brimstone, lurch
| GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS |
abandoned
1. No longer inhabited eg. an abandoned factory
2.Left desolate eg. an abandoned child
1. No longer inhabited eg. an abandoned factory
2.Left desolate eg. an abandoned child
| hEnglish - advanced version |
abandoned
abandoned
\a*ban"doned\ (&adot;*băn"dŭnd), a.
1. forsaken, deserted. "your abandoned streams."
2. self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked; as, an abandoned villain.
similar words(1)
abandoned ship
abandoned
\a*ban"doned\ (&adot;*băn"dŭnd), a.
1. forsaken, deserted. "your abandoned streams."
2. self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked; as, an abandoned villain.
similar words(1)
abandoned ship
| English Phonetics |
Abandoned Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
abandoned
desolo
desolo
Abandoned Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Abandonment
The term abandonment has a multitude of uses, legal and extra-legal. This "signpost article" provides a guide to the various legal and quasi-legal uses of the word and includes links to articles that deal with each of the distinct concepts at greater length.
Abandonment, in law, is the relinquishment or renunciation of an interest, claim, privilege, possession or right, especially with the intent of never again resuming or reasserting it. Such intentional action may take the form of a discontinuance or a waiver. This broad meaning has a number of applications in different branches of law.
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