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mirative.

A grammatical mood that expresses (surprise at) unexpected revelations or new information.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɪɹətɪv/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. A grammatical mood that expresses (surprise at) unexpected revelations or new information.

    uncountable

  2. (An instance of) a form of a word which conveys this mood.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Possibly from (ad)mirative, from French admiratif (“tending to admire”) (used by French diplomat and scholar Auguste Dozon (1822–1890), imitating the use of the Ancient Greek ἀπροσδόκητος (aprosdókētos, “unexpected”) in a similar context by Albanian translator and scholar Kostandin Kristoforidhi (1826–1895)), from Latin admīrārī, present active infinitive of admīror (“to admire, respect; to be astonished, to be surprised at”), from ad- (“to”) + mīror (“to admire, marvel at; to be amazed or astonished at”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to be glad, laugh”)).

adj/ˈmɪɹətɪv/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. Of or relating to the mirative mood.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Possibly from (ad)mirative, from French admiratif (“tending to admire”) (used by French diplomat and scholar Auguste Dozon (1822–1890), imitating the use of the Ancient Greek ἀπροσδόκητος (aprosdókētos, “unexpected”) in a similar context by Albanian translator and scholar Kostandin Kristoforidhi (1826–1895)), from Latin admīrārī, present active infinitive of admīror (“to admire, respect; to be astonished, to be surprised at”), from ad- (“to”) + mīror (“to admire, marvel at; to be amazed or astonished at”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to be glad, laugh”)).

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