tempest

CEFRC1

/ˈtɛm.pəst/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A violent storm.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A fashionable social gathering; a drum.

Examples

  • Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are a tempest and hailstorm.

  • It's a tempest in a teapot.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any violent tumult or commotion.

  2. A storm, especially one with severe winds.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To storm.

More examples

In context

  • . . . the seal And bended dolphins play; part huge of bulk, Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait, Tempest the ocean.

  • Comforted with these reflections, the tempest of his soul subsided

  • Oh! dark lowered the clouds on that horrible eve, And the moon dimly gleamed through the tempested air.

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Origin

noun

From Old French tempeste (French tempête), from Latin tempestas (“storm”), from tempus (“time, weather”). Displaced native Old English hrīþ.