tumultuous
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tumultuous
- /tjʊˈmʌl.tjʊ.əs/ UK
- /tjʊˈmʌl.t͡ʃʊ.əs/ UK
- /t͡ʃʊˈmʌl.t͡ʃʊ.əs/ UK
- /tuˈmʌl.t͡ʃu.əs/ US
- /tə-/ US
- /təˈmɐl.t͡ʃʊ.əs/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Old French tumultuous (modern French tumultueux), from Latin tumultuōsus (“restless, turbulent”), from tumultus (“disturbance, uproar, violent commotion, tumult; agitation, disturbance, excitement”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns).
adjective more tumultuous · most tumultuous
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Characterized by loud, confused noise.
Rage with Iambicks, arm'd Archilocus / Numbers for Dialogue and Action fit, / And Favourites of the Dramatick Muſe. / Fierce, Lofty, Rapid, whoſe commanding Sound / Awes the tumultuous Noiſes of the Pit, / And whoſe peculiar Province is the Stage.
Similar: noisy, uproarious, blaring, blasting, booming, cacophonous, clangorous, clamorous, clattering, deafening, dinsome, earsplitting
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Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent.
Yet not rejoycing in his [Satan's] ſpeed, though bold, / Far off and fearleſs, nor with cauſe to boaſt, / Begins his dire attempt, with nigh the birth / Now rowling, boiles in his tumultuous breſt, / And like a devilliſh Engine back recoiles, / Upon himſelf; […]
Similar: riotous, tempestuous, tumultuary, chaotic, cluttered, disorderly, messy, ree-raw, sluttish, tumultuous, turbulent, untidy
Opposite: untumultuous, quiet, calm
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: turbulent, riotous, troubled, disruptive, unquiet, hurlyburly, noisy, loud, hectic, restive, unsettled, disordered, difficult, rough, unstable, disturbed
adjective
Opposite: untumultuous, quiet, calm
Translations
Every language
adj characterized by loud, confused noise
| Español | tumultuoso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 沸沸揚揚 /沸沸扬扬 fèifèiyángyáng |
| Italiano | confuso, caotico |
| Русский | шу́мный šúmnyj, бу́йный bújnyj, возбуждённый vozbuždjónnyj |
| العربية | مُضْطَرِب muḍṭarib, صَاخِب ṣāḵib |
adj causing or characterized by tumult
| Español | tumultuoso, bullicioso, tempestuoso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 動蕩 /动荡 dòngdàng, 雜沓 /杂沓 zátà |
| Português | tumultuário |
| Français | tumultuaire, tumultueux, orageux |
| Deutsch | tumultuarisch |
| Italiano | tumultuoso, tempestoso |
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