adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
parasitic
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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UK: /ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/
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Canada, US: /ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/
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Canada, US: [ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪɾ.ɪk]
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Australian: /ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/
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Australian: [ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪɾ.ɪk]
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adj
Meaning 2
Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Exploiting another for personal gain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 4
Of emotional damages: accompanying a physical or pecuniary injury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
Meaning 5
A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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adjective
Meaning 6
of or pertaining to epenthesis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: epenthetic
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adjective
Meaning 7
relating to or caused by parasites
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- parasitic infection
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: parasitical
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses
- parasitic vines that strangle the trees
- bloodsucking blackmailer
- his indolent leechlike existence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos) Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der. Latin parasītusder. Middle French parasite English parasite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English parasitic From parasite + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: parasities — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Arabic: طُفَيْلِيّ (ṭufayliyy) — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Armenian: մակաբույծ (makabuyc) — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Bulgarian: паразитен (paraziten) — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Catalan: parasitari — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Chinese Mandarin: 寄生的 (jìshēng dì) — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Dutch: parasitair — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Dutch: parasitisch — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Esperanto: parazita — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Finnish: lois- — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- French: parasite — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- French: parasitaire — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- German: parasitär — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Greek: παρασιτικός (parasitikós) — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Hindi: परजीवी (parjīvī) — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Hindi: परजैविक (parjaivik) — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Ido: parazita — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Ido: parazitala — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Ido: parazitatra — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Kazakh: паразиттік (parazittık) — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Latin: parasiticus — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Latin: parasitārius — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Māori: parakūkā — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Māori: pirinoa — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Norwegian Bokmål: parasittær — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Norwegian Bokmål: parasittisk — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Norwegian Nynorsk: parasittær — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Norwegian Nynorsk: parasittisk — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Occitan: parasitari — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Polish: pasożytniczy — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Portuguese: parasita — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Romanian: parazitar — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Russian: паразити́ческий (parazitíčeskij) — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Spanish: parasítico — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Spanish: parasitario — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Swedish: parasitisk — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Swedish: parasitär — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Tagalog: sasandigin — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Thai: ปรสิต (bpà-rá-sìt) — pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
- Afrikaans: parasities — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Armenian: մակաբույծ (makabuyc) — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Catalan: paràsit — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Czech: parazitní — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Czech: cizopasný — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Dutch: parasitair — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Dutch: parasitisch — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Finnish: lois- — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- German: parasitär — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Hindi: परजीवी (parjīvī) — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Māori: pirinoa — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Occitan: parasit — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Romanian: parazitar — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Spanish: parasitario — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Spanish: parásito — drawing upon another organism for sustenance
- Dutch: parasitair — exploiting another for personal gain
- Dutch: parasitisch — exploiting another for personal gain
- German: parasitär — exploiting another for personal gain
- Greek: παρασιτικός (parasitikós) — exploiting another for personal gain
Real reading context