Standard Lemma guide

STD

adj · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative form of std (“standard”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of sexually transmitted disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: STI, sexually transmitted infection, VD, venereal disease

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of subscriber trunk dialling or subscriber toll dialing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telephony

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of short-term disability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of save the date.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, humorous, initialism, rare, sometimes, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Abbreviation of standard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Abbreviation of standard deviation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Standard library.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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9

noun

Meaning 9

a doctor's degree in theology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Doctor of Sacred Theology

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: doctor's degree, doctorate

10

noun

Meaning 10

a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: contagious disease, contagion

Narrower terms: genital herpes, herpes genitalis, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap, granuloma inguinale, granuloma venereum, syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, lues, lymphogranuloma venereum, LGV, lymphopathia venereum, chlamydia

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: MTS — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Dutch: soa — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Finnish: sukupuolitauti — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Finnish: sp-tauti — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • French: MST — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • French: IST — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • German: SÜK — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Greek: ΣΜΝ (SMN) — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Indonesian: PMS — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Navajo: aaʼadiniih — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Portuguese: DST — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Romanian: BTS — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Romanian: ITS — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Russian: ЗППП (ZPPP) — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Spanish: ETS — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Spanish: ITS — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Turkish: CYBH — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
  • Ukrainian: ЗПСШ (ZPSŠ) — sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease