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sad

adj
/ˈsæd/

Etymology

From Middle English sad, from Old English sæd (“satisfied, full, sated, unable to handle more, weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated, satisfied”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”). Cognate to Saterland Frisian sääd, West Frisian sêd, Dutch zat, German Low German satt, German satt. The interjection sense is a reference to frequent usage of the word as an interjection in the tweets of , ; a Trumpism.

  1. derived from *seh₂-✻ — “to satiate, satisfy”
  2. inherited from *sadaz✻ — “sated, satisfied”
  3. inherited from *sad✻
  4. inherited from sæd — “satisfied, full, sated, unable to handle more, weary”
  5. inherited from sad

Definitions

  1. Emotionally negative.

    • She gets sad when he's away.
    • Firſt were we ſad, fearing you would not come, / Now ſadder that you come ſo vnprouided:[…]
    • […]Th’ Angelic Guards aſcended, mute and ſad[…]

  2. Sated, having had one's fill

    Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.

  3. Steadfast, valiant.

    • The fearefull newes that whilſt the flame doth but begin, Sad pollicie may ſerue to quench the fire: […]
  4. ›+ 14 more definitions

    1. Dignified, serious, grave.

      • Therfore it nedeth that better prouysion. Were founde for youthe by sad and wyse counsayle
      • Vproſe Sir Guyon, in bright armour clad, / And to his purpoſd iourney him prepar'd: / With him the Palmer eke in habit ſad, / Him ſelfe addreſt to that aduenture hard: […]

    2. Naughty

      Naughty; troublesome; wicked.

      • In ſuch places, it would not be doubted, that a grim Daniel Scroggins, and an aproned Sam Smith, might be found—ſad tipſy fellows, both of them, to whoſe ingenuity this or that mechanical improvement had been due.

    3. Unfashionable

      Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.

      • I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!
      • You’d have to be really sad to wear a shirt like that.

    4. Soggy (to refer to pastries).

    5. Heavy

      Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.

      • sad bread
      • […]his hand, more ſad then lomp of lead,[…]
      • Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad.

    6. To make melancholy

      To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).

    7. Expressing contempt, ridicule or disgust

      Expressing contempt, ridicule or disgust; bah!

    8. Alternative form of saad (“Arabic letter”).

    9. Initialism of seasonal affective disorder.

    10. Initialism of standard American diet.

    11. Initialism of social anxiety disorder.

    12. Initialism of single-wavelength anomalous dispersion.

    13. Initialism of Special Activities Division.

    14. Initialism of Shiromani Akali Dal (Indian political party)

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Derived

get a sad on, make someone's ears sad, oversad, pack a sad, pathetisad, sad ass, sad beige, sadboi, sad bread, sad case, sadcase, sad-cited, sadcited, sad-com, sadcore, sadder, saddest, saddie, saddish, saddo, sad drunk, sad-eyed, sad-faced, sadfic, sadfish, sadfishing, sadfuck, sadful, sadge, sadhearted, sadiron, sadlarious, sadless, sadmin, sadness, sad number, sad panda, sadpost, sad sack, sadsome · +9 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at sad. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01sad02negative03test04melted05melting06tearful07cry08sadness

A definitional loop anchored at sad. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at sad

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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