Greek–English dictionary

αντίφαση

(countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms. · adifasi

αντιφατικός

Fighting; contending; in conflict. · adifatikos

αντίχειρας

The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers. · adicheiras

Αντίχριστος

(Christianity, Islam) A false messiah who, under direct control of the Devil, will usher in the abomination in the end times; a false prophet. · Adichristos

αντιψυκτικό

A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water. · adipsyktiko

αντλία

A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. · adlia

Αντουανέτα

A en given name; best known for the ill-fated French queen Marie Antoinette. · Adouaneta

αντοχή

The measure of a person's stamina or persistence. · adochi

άντρας

A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse. · adras

αντρίκειος

Having the characteristics of a man. · adrikeios

αντρούλης

(informal, endearing) Husband. · adroulis

Αντωνάκης

A surname transferred from the given name · Adonakis

Αντώνης

A en given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages. · Adonis

Αντώνιος

A en given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages. · Adonios

αντωνυμία

(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. · adonymia

αντώνυμο

(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word. · adonymo

άνυδρος

(chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids. · anydros

ανυπακοή

Refusal to obey. · anypakoi

ανύπαντρος

Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other. · anypadros

ανύπαρκτος

(not comparable) Not existing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · anyparktos

ανυπαρξία

The state of not existing. · anyparxia

ανυπέρβλητος

Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable · anypervlitos

ανυπόγραφος

Lacking a signature, unendorsed. · anypografos

ανυπόδετα

Wearing nothing on the feet. · anypodeta

ανυπόδητος

Not shod; without shoes. · anypoditos

ανυπόληπτος

Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable. · anypoliptos

ανυποληψία

The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect. · anypolipsia

ανυπολόγιστος

impossible to measure · anypologistos

ανυπόμονα

In an impatient manner. · anypomona

ανυπομονησία

The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something. · anypomonisia

ανυπόμονος

Earnestly desirous. · anypomonos

ανυπότακτος

(informal) A person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service (the draft). · anypotaktos

ανυποταξία

The quality or state of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority; specifically, an employee's failure or refusal to comply with a request or an assignment given by his/her supervisor. · anypotaxia

ανυπόφορος

Not sufferable; very difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable, unbearable. · anypoforos

ανυστερόβουλα

In a disinterested manner; impartially, dispassionately. · anysterovoula

ανυψώνω

To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing. · anypsono

άνω και κάτω τελεία

The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩. · ano kai kato teleia

ανώδυνος

Free from pain; without pain or trouble. · anodynos

ανώμαλος

Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal. · anomalos

ανώνυμη εταιρία

A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. · anonymi etairia

ανωνυμία

(uncountable) The quality or state of being anonymous (nameless or unidentified). [from 1820] · anonymia

ανώνυμος

Having no name, nameless, unnamed; anonymous. · anonymos

ανώριμος

Not fully formed or developed; not grown. [from 17th c.] · anorimos

ανωριμότητα

Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown · anorimotita

άνωση

(nautical) Buoyancy. · anosi

ανώτατη επίδοση

The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events. · anotati epidosi

ανώτατο όριο

The highest limit. · anotato orio

ανώτατος

To the highest degree. · anotatos

ανωτέρα βία

(law) An unavoidable circumstance, especially one that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal (usually contractual) obligation. · anotera via

ανώτερος

At or close to the state of the art. (Can we add an example for this sense? ) · anoteros

ανωτερότητα

The state of being superior. · anoterotita

ανώφελος

Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly. · anofelos

ανώφλι

A horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening. · anofli

αξάκριστος

Not trimmed; not made tidy by cutting. · axakristos

αξεδιάλυτος

That cannot be solved. · axedialytos

Άξελος

A en given name in quiet use since the 19th century. · Axelos

αξεπέραστος

Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual. · axeperastos

αξεσουάρ

Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment. · axesouar

άξεστος

Lacking tact or taste. · axestos

αξέχαστος

Very difficult or impossible to forget. · axechastos

άξια

In an able manner; with great ability. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · axia

αξιαγάπητος

Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable. · axiagapitos

αξιέραστος

Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable. · axierastos

αξίνα

An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe. · axina

αξιογέλαστος

Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd. · axiogelastos

αξιόγραφο

(finance, often, in plural) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock or any of various classes of bond.W · axiografo

αξιοζήλευτος

Arousing or likely to arouse envy. · axiozileftos

αξιοθαύμαστος

Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable. · axiothavmastos

αξιοθέατο

(often, in the plural) Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad. · axiotheato

αξιοθρήνητος

To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable. · axiothrinitos

αξιοκατάκριτος

Blameworthy, censurable, guilty. · axiokatakritos

αξιοκρατία

Rule by merit and talent. · axiokratia

αξιολάτρευτος

Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable. · axiolatreftos

αξιολογώ

(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate. · axiologo

αξιολύπητος

To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable. · axiolypitos

αξιόμεμπτος

Blameworthy, censurable, guilty. · axiomebtos

αξιομίσητος

Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking. · axiomisitos

αξιομνημόνευτος

Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable. · axiomnimoneftos

αξιοπιστία

The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy. · axiopistia

αξιόπιστος

Dependable, trustworthy, or reliable. · axiopistos

αξιοποιώ

(transitive, chiefly, US, slang, business) To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something). · axiopoio

αξιοπρέπεια

The state of being dignified or worthy of esteem: elevation of mind or character. · axioprepeia

αξιοσέβαστος

Deserving respect. · axiosevastos

αξιοσημείωτα

In a significant manner or to a significant extent. · axiosimeiota

αξιοσημείωτος

Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.] · axiosimeiotos

αξίωμα

An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers. · axioma

αξιωματικός

(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English. · axiomatikos

αξιωματούχος

An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position. · axiomatouchos

αξιώνω

(ambitransitive, obsolete) To request, demand or claim for oneself. · axiono

αξίωση

A demand of ownership for previously unowned land. · axiosi

άξονας

(skeleton) The second cervical vertebra of the spine · axonas

αξύριστα γένια

(countable, and, uncountable) Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face. · axyrista genia

αόμματος

(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see. · aommatos

αόρατο

The state of being invisible. · aorato

αόρατος

Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible. · aoratos

αόριστος

(grammar) Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect. · aoristos

αορτή

(anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system. · aorti

αορτήρας

An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges. · aortiras

αορτικός

Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve. · aortikos

αορτοστεφανιαία παράκαμψη

(medicine) An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass. · aortostefaniaia parakampsi

Άουσβιτς

A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; used metonymically for Nazi evil, the Holocaust. · Aousvits

άουτς

An expression of one's own physical pain. · aouts

απαγγελία

The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized. · apangelia

απαγγέλλω

(transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience. · apangello

απαγορεύεται

Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully. · apagorevetai

απαγορευμένος

Not allowed; specifically disallowed. · apagorevmenos

απαγόρευση

A prohibition. · apagorefsi

απαγορεύω

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation. · apagorevo

απάγω

(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.] · apago

απαγωγέας

One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century] · apagogeas

απαγωγή

(crime) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom. · apagogi

απαγωγός μυς

(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body [early 17th century] · apagogos mys

απαέρια

Exhaust gas. · apaeria

απάθεια

Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something). · apatheia

απαθής

Having, or revealing, no emotion. · apathis

απαισιοδοξία

A general belief that bad things will happen. · apaisiodoxia

απαισιόδοξος

Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things. · apaisiodoxos

απαίσιος

Very bad. · apaisios

απαίτηση

A forceful claim for something. · apaitisi

απαιτώ

To request forcefully. · apaito

απαλλαγή

(countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something. · apallagi

απαλλάσσω

(transitive) To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil. · apallasso

απαλλάσω

(transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · apallaso

απαλλοτριώνω

(transitive) To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights. · apallotriono

απαλοιφή

(mathematics) The act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities. · apaloifi

απαλός

(now, _, rare) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave. · apalos

απαλότητα

The quality of being soft. · apalotita

απάνεμα

Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing; downwind. · apanema

απάνθρωπος

Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings. · apanthropos

άπαντα

The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic. · apada

άπαντες

Every person. · apades

απάντηση

A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question. · apadisi

απαντώ

To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with. · apado

άπαξ

(frequency) One and only one time. · apax

απαπούτσωτος

Without shoes; not wearing shoes · apapoutsotos

απαράβατος

(idiomatic, of rules, etc) strictly maintained; not subject to variation · aparavatos

απαραβίαστος

(figurative) Beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable. · aparaviastos

απαράδεκτος

Unsatisfactory; not acceptable. · aparadektos

απαραίτητος

Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty. · aparaititos

απαρακάλεστος

Not asked for; unrequested. · aparakalestos

απαράλλακτος

(not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable. · aparallaktos

απαράμιλλος

Having no parallel; without equal; lacking anything similar or worthy of comparison. · aparamillos

απαράσκευος

Not prepared; caught by surprise. · aparaskevos

απαρατήρητος

Not seen or observed. · aparatiritos

απαρηγόρητος

Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable. · aparigoritos

απαρίθμηση

Enumeration; mention. · aparithmisi

απαριθμητής

An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc. · aparithmitis

απαριθμώ

To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order. · aparithmo

απάρνηση

The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.] · aparnisi

απαρνούμαι

(transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.] · aparnoumai