Geason

/ˈɡizən/ adjective

Definition

An obsolete or archaic English word meaning rare, uncommon, or difficult to obtain.

Etymology

From Old English 'gesene' or Middle English, related to 'easy' in its opposite form. Fell out of common use by the 17th century, surviving mainly in historical texts.

Kelly Says

Geason is one of those wonderful old words that perfectly captures the sense of scarcity—it's almost onomatopoetic, with that hard 'g' sounding like something precious and hard to find.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
ARالعربية
geason
dʒiːˈsɑːn
BNবাংলা
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
CACatalà
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
CSČeština
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
DADansk
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
DEDeutsch
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
ELΕλληνικά
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
ESEspañol
geason
dʒiːˈsən
FAفارسی
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
FISuomi
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
FRFrançais
geason
dʒiːˈsɔ̃
GUGU
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
HAHA
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
HEעברית
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
HIहिन्दी
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
HUMagyar
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
IDBahasa Indonesia
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
IGIG
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
ITItaliano
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
JA日本語
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
KKKK
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
KMKM
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
KO한국어
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
MRMR
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
MSBahasa Melayu
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
MYမြန်မာ
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
NLNederlands
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
NONorsk
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
PAPA
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
PLPolski
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
PTPortuguês
geason
dʒiːˈsõ
RORomână
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
RUРусский
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
SVSvenska
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
SWKiswahili
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
TAதமிழ்
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
TEతెలుగు
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
THไทย
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
TLTL
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
TRTürkçe
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
UKУкраїнська
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
URاردو
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
VITiếng Việt
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
YOYO
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn
ZH中文
geason
dʒiːˈsɑːn
ZUZU
geason
dʒiːˈsɔn

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