Abdominal vs Abominable - What's the difference?
abdominal | abominable |
As adjectives the difference between abdominal and abominable is that abdominal is of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral while abominable is worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable . As a noun abdominal is (zoology|obsolete) a fish of the order abdominales.
abdominal English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
- abdominal muscles
- abdominal cavity
(ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. [ ]
(ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin. [ ]
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
Synonyms
* (of or pertaining to the abdomen) ventral
Derived terms
* abdominal ring
Noun
( en noun)
(zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
[ ]
Synonyms
* (fish) Cypriniformes.
References
----
|
abominable English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete) abhominable
Adjective
( en adjective)
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
* But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable , and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. — Revelation 21:8 (KJV)
(obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (George Perkins Marsh)
- Note:''''' (Juliana Berners) ... informs us that in her time (15th century), "' abomynable syght of monkes" was elegant English for "a large company of friars".
Very bad or inferior.
Disagreeable or unpleasant. [ ]
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "abominable" is often applied: man, woman, crime, act, deed, sin, vice, character, place, mystery, treatment, church.
Derived terms
* abominable snowman
* abominableness
* abominably
Related terms
* abominate
* abomination
References
*
*
*
----
|
|
