Defとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /dɛf/
• 韻: -ɛf
• Homophone: deaf

語源 1

名詞

def (plural defs)

1. Abbreviation of definition.

   Synonym: def.

   • 1903, F[rederick] Stroud, The Judicial Dictionary, […], 2nd edition, London: Sweet and Maxwell; Stevens and Sons, page 454:

     In that case Wills, J., adopted a dictionary def of “Cowkeeper” as, “one whose business it is to keep cows,” and added, “the business of a Cowkeeper is a special business of its own.”

   • 2017, Kory Stamper, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, New York, N.Y.: Pantheon Books, →ISBN, page 104:

     The Black Books also reflect [Philip Babcock] Gove’s notoriously brusque manner, no doubt gained from an early career in the Navy. Memos begin, “Editorializing has no place in definitions,” or “Godlove’s psychophysical defs of color names and their references had better be regarded as sacrosanct.” Sir, yes, sir!

2. Abbreviation of deficit.

派生語

語源 2

副詞

def

1. (slang) Clipping of definitely.

   Alternative form: deff

   Synonym: deffo

   i can def sneak out tn. where should i meet u?

   • 2022 Barbie: It Takes Two, episode 7 “Start Small“ at 15 minutes, Malibu to Brooklyn:

     And focus on cleaning the park. But we should def get waffle fries after.

   • 2023 September 19, Chaise Sanders, “50 Best Halloween Costumes of All Time, From the Classics to the Truly Unique”, in Cosmopolitan‎:

     Not to toot our own horn, but we def had Austin Powers on VHS. This fun pop culture costume for couples may require some planning in advance to come up with these unique costumes, but trust us—it’ll pay off!

   • 2024 September 4, Mehera Bonner, Samantha Olson, “Behold, A Breakdown of Billie Eilish's Massive Net Worth”, in Cosmopolitan‎:

     While deets on her earnings aren't really public, we can def assume that Billie raked in a ton of dough from her Nike deal alone since each pair retails for a decent amount of $$$.

語源 3

Clipping of definitive or definitely; alternatively an eye spelling of death referring to an absolute.

形容詞

def (comparative deffer, superlative deffest)

1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) Excellent; very good.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excellent

   • 1985, Ralph Farquhar, Krush Groove, spoken by Run (Joseph Simmons):

     You real def. I’m gonna put you on stage.

   • 1988, “Run’s House”, in Tougher Than Leather, performed by Run-DMC:

     See I do this thing, so come pursue this king / One minor rhyme is all you just bring / Cause I’m the best I’m def, ask the rest they left

   • 1988 February 7, Carly Darling, “L.A.—The Second Deffest City of Hip-Hop”, in Los Angeles Times‎:

     L.A.—The Second Deffest City of Hip-Hop [title]

   • 1993, “Bring The Flavor”, in Black Reign, performed by Queen Latifah:

     I’m a Flavor Unit MC / And that means I’m one of the roughest, def-est, toughest, best-est

参照

アナグラム

• DfE, FDE, FED, Fed, Fed., f***ed, fed

語源

Inherited from 古期英語 dēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz.

発音

• IPA: /dɛ̝ːf/
• 韻: -ɛːf

形容詞

def (plural and weak singular deve)

1. Deaf; unable to hear:
   • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “Here Bygynneth the Book of the Tales of Caunt́burẏ”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published [c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 7, verso, lines 445-6:

     ¶ A good wẏf was ther / of bıſẏde Bathe, / But she was ſom del deef and that was scathe

     There was a good woman from near Bath, / but she was somewhat deaf, and that was a pity […]

   1. (figuratively) Inanimate, non-living.
   2. Unhearing; unwilling to hear.
2. (Late Middle English) Worthless, empty:
   1. (surgery) Useless, nonfunctional (of veins or implements)
   2. (rare) Foolish, stupid.

関連する語

• defnesse
• deven

派生した語

• English: deaf, Deaf
• Middle Scots: deif
  • Scots: deef, deif, deaf

参照

• “dēf, adj. (& n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.