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Definitions and meaning of fad

fad

Etymology

Of English dialectal origin. Further origin obscure. Possibly from Old English ġefæd (“order, decorum”) (compare Old English ġefæd (“orderly, tidy”), fadian, ġefadian (“to set in order, arrange”), whence Middle English faden (“to arrange”)); or from French fadaise ("a trifling thought"; see fadaise).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fæd/
• Rhymes: -æd

Noun

fad (plural fads)

1. A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

Derived terms

• fad diet
• faddish
• faddy

Translations

See also

• craze
• trend

Anagrams

• ADF, D.F.A., DAF, DFA, FDA, daf

Bavarian

Etymology

From French fade (“tasteless”), from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, blend of Latin fatuus and vapidus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑːd̥/

Adjective

fad (comparative fader, superlative åm fadestn)

1. vapid, flavourless, bland
2. boring, bored

Danish

Etymology 1

From French fade, from Late Latin *fatidus, a blend of Latin fatuus (“foolish”) and vapidus (“vapid”).

Adjective

fad (neuter fad or fadt, plural and definite singular attributive fade)

1. insipid, bland, slightly nauseating
2. (figuratively) flat, insipid, vapid

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fat (“vat, vessel, luggage, clothing”).

Noun

fad n (singular definite fadet, plural indefinite fade)

1. basin, bowl, dish
2. barrel, cask, vat

Inflection

German

Alternative forms

• fade (predominant in the northern half of Germany)

Etymology

From French fade (“tasteless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faːt/
• Homophones: Fahrt, Pfad (non-standard)
• Rhymes: -aːt

Adjective

fad (strong nominative masculine singular fader, comparative fader, superlative am fadesten or am fadsten)

1. (predominant in southern Germany and Austria) vapid, flavourless, bland

   Synonyms: schal, langweilig, geschmacklos

   Das Essen schmeckt fad. ― The food tastes bland.

2. (by extension) boring, bored

   Synonym: langweilig

   Das war ein fader Film. ― That was a boring film.

   Mir ist so fad. ― I am so bored.

Declension

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fot. Compare Scottish Gaelic fad.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /fˠɑd̪ˠ/
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠad̪ˠ/

Noun

fad m (genitive singular faid, nominative plural faid)

1. length

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Mutation

References

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fot, fat”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From French fade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faːt/
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Adjective

fad (masculine faden, neuter fad, comparative méi fad, superlative am faadsten)

1. bland, insipid, tasteless
2. dull, boring, bland

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fad/
• Rhymes: -ad

Adjective

fad m or n (feminine singular fadă, masculine plural fazi, feminine and neuter plural fade)

1. tasteless, flavorless, insipid

   Synonyms: searbăd, insipid, fără gust

Declension

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish fot, from Proto-Celtic *wazdos, which could be from the same root as *wāstos (“empty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fat̪/

Noun

fad m (genitive singular faid or faide)

1. length
2. distance
3. duration

Derived terms

Related terms

• fada

Determiner

fad

1. all, whole

Mutation

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “fad”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fad/

Noun

fad (nominative plural fads)

1. thread

Declension

Derived terms

• fadäd
• lefad

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English what (“why”), from Old English hwæt (“why”). Spelling was influenced by Irish fád.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸɔːd/

Adverb

fad

1. why

   Synonym: farthoo

Related terms

• faade (“what”)

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 131

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