tempest
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tempest¹
- /ˈtɛm.pəst/
Where it comes from
From Old French tempeste (French tempête), from Latin tempestas (“storm”), from tempus (“time, weather”). Displaced native Old English hrīþ.
noun tempests
- 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. B
- Any violent tumult or commotion. Comforted with these reflections, the tempest of his soul subsided
- A fashionable social gathering; a drum.
verb tempests · tempesting · tempested
- To storm.
- To disturb, as by a tempest. . . . the seal And bended dolphins play; part huge of bulk, Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait, Tempest the ocean.
Tempest²
Where it comes from
From tempest, a nickname for someone with a blustery temperament.
proper noun Tempests
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: storm, rainstorm, bourasque, snowstorm, blizzard, firestorm, whirlwind, thunderstorm, turmoil, anger, gale, recalls, storms, tost, squall, cyclone
Translations
Every language
noun storm
| Español | tempestad, temporal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폭풍 pokpung |
| 日本語 | 嵐 arashi, 荒れ are, 暴風雨 bōfūu, 風雨 fūu |
| 中文 | 暴風雨 /暴风雨 bàofēngyǔ |
| हिन्दी | आँधी āndhī |
| Kiswahili | dhoruba |
| Português | tempestade |
| Français | tempête |
| Deutsch | Sturm |
| Italiano | tempesta, procella |
| Ελληνικά | καταιγίδα kataigída |
| Română | furtună |
| Русский | бу́ря búrja |
noun any violent tumult or commotion
| Português | tempestade |
|---|---|
| Русский | бу́ря búrja |
verb To storm
| Español | tempestear |
|---|---|
| Русский | бушева́ть buševátʹ |
verb To disturb, as by a tempest
| Русский | бушевать buševatʹ |
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Talk about this word "tempest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tempest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tempest. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tempest "tempest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tempest.Cite this
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title = {tempest},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tempest},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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