"dire" meaning in 英語

See dire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ) Forms: direr, more dire, direst, most dire
  1. 極端な。
    Sense id: ja-dire-en-adj--Ze19BwR
  2. 悲惨な。恐ろしい。
    Sense id: ja-dire-en-adj-kSzmGfa4
  3. 緊急の。差し迫った。
    Sense id: ja-dire-en-adj-5vYUYBEo
  4. ものすごい。
    Sense id: ja-dire-en-adj-vxmQZF2I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (派生語): direful, direly, direness, dire sisters, dire straits, dire wolf
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  "anagrams": [
    {
      "word": "ired"
    },
    {
      "word": "Reid"
    },
    {
      "word": "ride"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語 国際音声記号あり",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語_ラテン語由来",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語_形容詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "派生語",
      "word": "direful"
    },
    {
      "sense": "派生語",
      "word": "direly"
    },
    {
      "sense": "派生語",
      "word": "direness"
    },
    {
      "sense": "派生語",
      "word": "dire sisters"
    },
    {
      "sense": "派生語",
      "word": "dire straits"
    },
    {
      "sense": "派生語",
      "word": "dire wolf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "ラテン語dirus"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "direr"
    },
    {
      "form": "more dire"
    },
    {
      "form": "direst"
    },
    {
      "form": "most dire"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "形容詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "極端な。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-dire-en-adj--Ze19BwR"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "悲惨な。恐ろしい。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-dire-en-adj-kSzmGfa4",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "恐",
          "おそ"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "緊急の。差し迫った。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-dire-en-adj-5vYUYBEo"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ものすごい。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-dire-en-adj-vxmQZF2I"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dire"
}
{
  "anagrams": [
    {
      "word": "ired"
    },
    {
      "word": "Reid"
    },
    {
      "word": "ride"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "英語",
    "英語 国際音声記号あり",
    "英語_ラテン語由来",
    "英語_形容詞"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "派生語",
      "word": "direful"
    },
    {
      "sense": "派生語",
      "word": "direly"
    },
    {
      "sense": "派生語",
      "word": "direness"
    },
    {
      "sense": "派生語",
      "word": "dire sisters"
    },
    {
      "sense": "派生語",
      "word": "dire straits"
    },
    {
      "sense": "派生語",
      "word": "dire wolf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "ラテン語dirus"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "direr"
    },
    {
      "form": "more dire"
    },
    {
      "form": "direst"
    },
    {
      "form": "most dire"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "形容詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "極端な。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "悲惨な。恐ろしい。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "恐",
          "おそ"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "緊急の。差し迫った。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ものすごい。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dire"
}

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