adj
Meaning 1
Having a muscular physique, built ‘like a bull’.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
bullish
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbʊlɪʃ/
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CMU ARPABET: B UH1 L IH0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Aggressively self-confident or assertive; bullheaded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He was heavily criticised for his bullish behaviour.
Meaning relationships
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adj
Meaning 3
Optimistic, confident; overly or foolishly optimistic or hopeful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: bearish
adj
Meaning 4
Characterized by rising value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance, stock-market
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: bearish
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
expecting a rise in prices
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English bull Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English bullish From bull + -ish.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: byczy — built 'like a bull'
- Spanish: boyal — built 'like a bull'
- Spanish: boyuno — built 'like a bull'
- Spanish: bueyuno — built 'like a bull'
- French: haussier — characterized by the rising value of a financial instrument
- Japanese: 強気 (tsuyoki) — characterized by the rising value of a financial instrument
- Spanish: alcista — characterized by the rising value of a financial instrument
- Spanish: optimista — characterized by the rising value of a financial instrument