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Tempest

//ˈtɛm.pəst// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the nickname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A storm, especially one with severe winds.

    "For a Tempeſt. Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auſter and Boreas, and caſt them together in one Verſe. Add to theſe of Rain, Lightning, and of Thunder (the loudeſt you can) quantum ſufficit. Mix your Clouds and Billows well together till they foam, and thicken your Deſcription here and there with a Quickſand. Brew your Tempeſt well in your Head, before you ſet it a blowing."

  2. 2
    (literary) a violent wind wordnet
  3. 3
    Any violent tumult or commotion.

    "Comforted with these reflections, the tempest of his soul subsided"

  4. 4
    a violent commotion or disturbance wordnet
  5. 5
    A fashionable social gathering; a drum. obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To storm. intransitive, rare
  2. 2
    To disturb, as by a tempest. poetic, transitive

    ". . . the seal And bended dolphins play; part huge of bulk, Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait, Tempest the ocean."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French tempeste (French tempête), from Latin tempestas (“storm”), from tempus (“time, weather”).

Etymology 2

From Old French tempeste (French tempête), from Latin tempestas (“storm”), from tempus (“time, weather”).

Etymology 3

From tempest, a nickname for someone with a blustery temperament.

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