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bain

adj
/beɪn/

Etymology

* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic bàn (“white, fair”), also found in McBain. * As an English surname, from Old English ban (“bone”). Also from bayn (“hospitable”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight”). * As a French surname, from Old French bain (“bath”), from Latin balneum. * As a German surname, spelling variant of Behn.

  1. derived from balneum
  2. derived from bain — “bath”
  3. derived from beinn — “straight”
  4. derived from ban — “bone”
  5. derived from bàn — “white, fair”

Definitions

  1. Ready

    Ready; willing.

  2. Direct

    Direct; near; short; gain.

    • That is the bainest way.

  3. Limber

    Limber; pliant; flexible.

  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. Readily

      Readily; willingly.

    2. Nearby

      Nearby; at hand.

    3. A bath.

    4. A surname.

    5. A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.

    6. A river in Lincolnshire, England, which flows south to the River Witham.

    7. A short river in North Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Ure near Bainbridge.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA