Disquisit

/dɪsˈkwɪz.ɪt/ adjective

Definition

Requiring careful investigation or examination; worthy of detailed scholarly inquiry.

Etymology

From Latin disquisitus (past participle of disquirere, meaning 'to inquire thoroughly'), combining dis- (thoroughly) + quaerere (to seek or ask).

Kelly Says

This word is a linguistic cousin of 'inquisitive'—both trace back to that same Latin root meaning 'to seek,' but disquisit emphasizes the object being examined rather than the seeker's curiosity.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
disquisit
ዲስኳይሲት
ARالعربية
disquisit
ديسكويست
BNবাংলা
disquisit
ডিস্কুইসিট
CACatalà
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
CSČeština
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
DADansk
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
DEDeutsch
disquisit
dis-kwi-zit
ELΕλληνικά
disquisit
δίσκουσιτ
ESEspañol
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
FAفارسی
disquisit
دیسکوئیسیت
FISuomi
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
FRFrançais
disquisit
di-ski-zi
GUGU
disquisit
દિસ્ક્યુઈસિટ
HAHA
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
HEעברית
disquisit
דיסקוויזיט
HIहिन्दी
disquisit
डिसक्विसिट
HUMagyar
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
IDBahasa Indonesia
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
IGIG
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
ITItaliano
disquisit
di-skwi-sit
JA日本語
disquisit
ディスキュジット
KKKK
disquisit
дискизит
KMKM
disquisit
ឌិស្កួសិត
KO한국어
disquisit
디스퀴시트
MRMR
disquisit
डिसक्विसिट
MSBahasa Melayu
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
MYမြန်မာ
disquisit
ဒီစကွစ်စစ်
NLNederlands
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
NONorsk
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
PAPA
disquisit
ਡਿਸਕੁਇਸਿਟ
PLPolski
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
PTPortuguês
disquisit
di-ski-zit
RORomână
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
RUРусский
disquisit
дискизит
SVSvenska
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
SWKiswahili
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
TAதமிழ்
disquisit
டிస్‌குயிசிட்
TEతెలుగు
disquisit
డిస్కుయిసిట్
THไทย
disquisit
ดิสควิสิต
TLTL
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
TRTürkçe
disquisit
dis-kwi-zit
UKУкраїнська
disquisit
дискизит
URاردو
disquisit
ڈسکوئسٹ
VITiếng Việt
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
YOYO
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit
ZH中文
disquisit
迪斯奎西特
ZUZU
disquisit
dis-kwi-sit

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