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Definition: CALAMITIES |
CALAMITIESPlural1. Of Calamity |
Date "CALAMITIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| CALIS | English | Calamities information system | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: CALAMITIESSynonym: Disasters. (additional references) |
Crosswords: CALAMITIES |
| English words defined with "CALAMITIES": To walk in the flesh. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "CALAMITIES": Bats ♦ Calamity ♦ Flying ♦ Mute ♦ Nail fixed in the Temple ♦ Precipice ♦ Viper. (references) |
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| Author | Quotation |
Aristotle | Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. |
Porteous | He who foresees calamities, suffers them twice over. |
Samuel Johnson | Among the calamities of war may be justly numbered the diminution of the love of truth. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Bangladesh | Natural calamities, such as floods, tropical cyclones, tornadoes, and tidal bores affect the country almost every year. (references) |
Bangladesh | As evidenced in FY1999, private trade and donors are capable of supplying food grains during acute shortages stemming from natural calamities. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | CALAMITY, n. A more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering. Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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George Washington | 1789-1797 | From the best information I have been able to obtain it would seem as if our trade to the Mediterranean without a protecting force will always be insecure and our citizens exposed to the calamities from which numbers of them have but just been relieved. |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | The cruelty of the enemy in enlisting the savages into a war with a nation desirous of mutual emulation in mitigating its calamities has not been confined to any one quarter. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Some well-digested plan which will rescue them from such calamities is due to their rights, to the rights of humanity, and to the honor of the nation. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | A proper consideration for calamities and difficulties of this nature has made us less urgent and peremptory in our demands for justice than duty to our fellow citizens would under other circumstances have required. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "CALAMITIES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "CALAMITIES" is used about 33 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 33 | 60,273 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "CALAMITIES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | أحداث (events, news). (various references) | |
Chinese | 灾难 (Calamitous, Calamity, Catastrophic). (various references) | |
Danish | uvejrsskader (weather calamities). (various references) | |
Dutch | meteorologische ramp (weather calamities). (various references) | |
French | événements. (various references) | |
German | Unglücke (disasters, infelicities, misadventures, unfortunates), Katastrophen (cataclysms, catastrophes, debacles). (various references) | |
Greek | ατμοσφαιρικές μάστιγες (weather calamities), θεομηνίες (weather calamities). (various references) | |
Indonesian | marabahaya (calamities of all sorts, disasters, perils). (various references) | |
Italian | calamita\ (calamity). (various references) | |
Korean | 재앙 (Calamity). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alamitiescay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Calamidades. (various references) | |
Spanish | calamidades. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 17, Verse 5 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | O katagelwn ptwcou paroxunei ton poihsanta auton o de epicairwn apollumenw ouk aqwwqhsetai o de episplagcnizomenoV elehqhsetai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Qui despicit pauperem exprobrat factori eius et qui in ruina laetatur alterius non erit inpunitus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Who dispiseth a pore man, mysseyth to his makere; and who gladeth in the falling of an other, shal not ben vnpunshid. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 17, Verse 5 |
| Bulgarian | Който се присмива на сиромаха, нанася позор на Създателя му, И който се радва на бедствия, няма да остане ненаказан. |
| Cebuano | ¶ Bisan kinsa nga nagayubit sa kabus nagatamay sa iyang Magbubuhat; Ug ang malipay sa panahon sa pagkaalaut dili makagawas sa silot. |
| Chinese | 戲 笑 窮 人 的 、 是 辱 ' 他 的 主 ． 幸 災 樂 禍 的 、 必 不 免 受 罰 。 |
| Croatian | Tko se ruga siromahu, podruguje se Stvoritelju njegovu, i tko se veseli nesreæi, ne ostaje bez kazne. |
| Danish | Hvo Fattigmand spotter, håner hans Skaber, den skadefro slipper ikke for Straf. |
| Dutch | Die den arme bespot, smaadt deszelfs Maker; die zich verblijdt in het verderf, zal niet onschuldig zijn. |
| Finnish | Joka köyhää pilkkaa, se herjaa hänen luojaansa; joka toisen onnettomuudesta iloitsee, ei jää rankaisematta. |
| French | Celui qui se moque du pauvre outrage celui qui l`a fait; Celui qui se réjouit d`un malheur ne restera pas impuni. |
| German | Wer des Dürftigen spottet, der höhnt desselben Schöpfer; und wer sich über eines andern Unglück freut, der wird nicht ungestraft bleiben. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Lè w'ap pase yon pòv malere nan betiz, se Bondye ki fè l' la w'ap derespekte. Moun ki kontan lè malè rive yon lòt, Bondye ap pini l'. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Siapa mengejek orang miskin papa, menghina Allah penciptanya. Siapa gembira atas kemalangan orang, pasti mendapat hukuman. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Barangsiapa yang mengolok-olok akan orang miskin, ia itu mencela akan Khaliknya, maka orang yang suka akan celaka orang lain, ia itu tiada akan terlepas dari pada hukum. |
| Italian | Chi deride il povero offende il suo creatore, chi gioisce della sciagura altrui non rester impunito. |
| Korean | 가 난 한 자 를 조 롱 하 " 자 " 이 를 지 으 주 를 멸 시 하 " 자 " 사 람 의 재 앙 을 기 뻐 하 " 자 " 형 벌 을 면 치 못 자 니 라 |
| Maori | ¶ Ko te taunu ki te rawakore he tawai ki tona Kaihanga: ko te tangata e koa ana ki nga aitua, e kore e kore te whiua. |
| Norwegian | Den som spotter den fattige, håner hans skaper; den som gleder sig over ulykke, skal ikke bli ustraffet. |
| Portuguese | O que escarnece do pobre insulta ao seu Criador; o que se alegra da calamidade não ficará impune. |
| Rumanian | Cine kwi bate joc de sqrac, kwi bate joc de Cel ce l -a fqcut; cine se bucurq de o nenorocire, nu va rqmknea nepedepsit. - |
| Russian | лФП ТХЗБЕФУС ОБ" ОЙЭЙН, ФПФ ИХМЙФ фЧПТ"Б ЕЗП; ЛФП ТБ"ХЕФУС ОЕУЮБУФША, ФПФ ОЕ ПУФБОЕФУС ОЕОБЛБЪБООЩН. |
| Spanish | El que se mofa del pobre afrenta a su Hacedor, y el que se alegra por su calamidad no quedará impune. |
| Swedish | Den som bespottar den fattige smädar hans skapare; den som gläder sig åt andras ofärd bliver icke ostraffad. >Ords 14,31. 22,2. |
| Thai | บุคคลที่เย้ยหยันคนยากจนก็"ูถูกพระผู้สร้างของเขา บุคคลที่ยิน"ีเมื่อมีความลำบากยากเย็นจะไม่มีโทษหามิไ"้ |
| Ukrainian | ¶ Хто смі"ться з убогого, той обража" свого Творця, хто раді" з нещастя, не буде такий без вини. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"CALAMITIES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: calanoides, chlangitis, Kalvaitis, salacities. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CALAMITIES" (pronounced kula"mutēz) |
| 5 | -m u t ē z | deformities, enmities, extremities, infirmities. |
| 4 | -u t ē z | abilities, abnormalities, absurdities, activities, affinities, ambiguities, amenities, animosities, annuities, antiquities, anxieties, atrocities, authorities, availabilities, banalities, brutalities, capabilities, capacities, causalities, cavities, celebrities, charities, commodities, commonalities, communities, complexities, curiosities, deities, densities, deputies, disabilities, disability, disparities, divinities, eccentricities, entities, equities, facilities, fatalities, festivities, fidelities, formalities, fraternities, generalities, gratuities, hostilities, humanities, humanity, identities, illegalities, immunities, improprieties, impurities, indemnities, indignities, inequalities, inequities, infidelities, insecurities, instabilities, intensities, irregularities, legalities, liabilities, liquidities, localities, majorities, maturities, minorities, modalities, municipalities, nationalities, necessities, niceties, obscenities, oddities, opportunities, parities, peculiarities, personalities, pieties, possibilities, principalities, priorities, probabilities, proclivities, propensities, qualities, quantities, rarities, realities, responsibilities, rigidities, securities, sensibilities, sensitivities, similarities, societies, sororities, technicalities, tonalities, unfamiliarities, universities, utilities, vanities, varieties, velocities, verities, vulnerabilities. |
| 3 | -t ē z | amnesties, Antes, beauties, booties, bounties, casualties, certainties, christies, cities, committees, counties, cruelties, diabetes, difficulties, ditties, duties, dynasties, eighties, empties, entreaties, faculties, fatties, fifties, forties, frailties, lefties, liberties, loyalties, Montes, nineties, novelties, panties, parties, patties, penalties, pretties, properties, royalties, seventies, shanties, sixties, sorties, specialities, specialties, subcommittees, subtleties, thirties, travesties, treaties, twenties, uncertainties, vigilantes, warranties, zlotys. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-i-i-l-m-s-t" | |
-1 letter: calamites. | |
-2 letters: calamite, camelias, ciliates, clematis, climates, meticais, meticals, silicate. | |
-3 letters: acetals, amities, calmest, camails, camelia, camisia, camlets, ciliate, climate, elastic, elicits, elitism, italics, laciest, lactams, lactase, laicise, laicism, laities, latices, limiest, limites, malaise, malates, malices, maltase, metical, miscite, sematic, tamales. | |
-4 letters: aaliis, acetal, aecial, alates, amices, atelic, calami, calesa, camail, camels, camisa, camise, camlet, casita, castle, cities, claims, cleats, climes, eclats, elicit, emails, iciest, italic, lactam, lamest, lamiae, lamias, liaise, limits, macles, mailes, malate, malice, mastic, meatal, mescal, mesial, metals, misact, misate, miseat, mislie, mislit, salami, saltie, samiel, samite, samlet, sialic, silica, simile, smalti, stelai, stelic, tamale, tamals, ticals. | |
-5 letters: aalii, aceta, acmes, aecia, aisle, alate, alecs, alias, alist, almas, almes, amias, amice, amici, amies, atlas, atmas, calms, camas, camel, cames, caste, cates, ceils, celts, cesta, cesti, cilia, cites, claim, clams, clast, cleat, clime, clits, eclat, email, emits, ileac, iliac, islet, istle, items, laces, laics, lamas, lames, lamia, least, licit, limas, limes, limit, litai, litas, maces, macle, maile, mails, maist, males, malic, malts, mates, meals, meats, melic, melts, mesic, metal, metis, micas, miles, milia, milts, mites, mitis, saice, salic, salmi, satem, scale, setal, slate, slice, slime, smalt, smelt, smile, smite, stale, steal, steam, stela, stile, stime, taces, taels, tails, talas, talcs, tales, tamal, tames, tamis, teals, teams, telia, telic, tesla, tical, tiles, times. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-i-i-l-m-s-t" | |
+1 letter: acclimatise. | |
+2 letters: acclimatised, acclimatises, acclimatizes, anticlimaxes. | |
+3 letters: acclimatizers, alchemistical, amicabilities, materialistic, misarticulate, theatricalism. | |
+4 letters: antimetabolics, axisymmetrical, bidialectalism, misarticulated, misarticulates, reacclimatizes, theatricalisms. | |
+5 letters: aluminosilicate, anticlericalism, bidialectalisms, comparabilities, decimalizations, implacabilities, machinabilities, martensitically, mechanistically, miscegenational. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 41 4C 41 4D 49 54 49 45 53 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- .-.. .- -- .. - .. . ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01000001 01001100 01000001 01001101 01001001 01010100 01001001 01000101 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C A L A M I T I E S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0041 004C 0041 004D 0049 0054 0049 0045 0053 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)37354635474354433953 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Quotations: Speeches 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Bible Trace 11. Abbreviations 12. Acronyms | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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