adj
Meaning 1
Situated near the side of a road or path.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- We stopped at a wayside pub.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wayside
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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Pronunciation
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/ˈweɪsaɪd/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: W EY1 S AY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A sitio in the barangay of Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The side of a road or path.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Many wild flowers grew on the wayside.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: roadside
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A rest area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
edge of a way or road or path
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- flowers along the wayside
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: roadside
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: edge
History
Etymology
From Middle English waye syde, equivalent to way + side.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: крайпътен (krajpǎten) — situated near the side of a road
- German: Wegrand — situated near the side of a road
- Ancient Greek: ἐνόδιος (enódios) — situated near the side of a road
- Polish: przydrożny — situated near the side of a road
- Choctaw: abaiya — side of a road or path
Real reading context