Ard
//ɑɹd// adj, adv, intj, name, noun, slang
adj, adv, intj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.
- 2 Initialism of acid reflux disease. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 a simple light plough without a mouldboard. wordnet
- 4 Initialism of acute respiratory disease. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 5 Initialism of aftertreatment regeneration device (on Diesel engines manufactured by Caterpillar Inc.) abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Adjective
- 1 Contraction of all right. Philadelphia, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, not-comparable, slang
- 2 Okay; average; nothing special. Philadelphia, not-comparable, slang
Adverb
- 1 Contraction of all right. Philadelphia, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, not-comparable, slang
Intj
- 1 Contraction of all right. Philadelphia, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Synonyms
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Norwegian ard (“plough”), from Old Norse arðr, from Proto-Germanic *arþrą (“plough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom (“plough”), whence also Latin aratrum.
Etymology 2
Contraction of all right, possibly influenced by regional Philadelphia English pronunciation.
Etymology 3
A Scottish habitational name from any of several places called Aird, whose names in turn derive from Scottish Gaelic àird (“promontory, height”) or àirde (“height”), from àrd (“high”).
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