double
English
/ˈdʌb.əl/
adj
Definitions
- Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
- Of twice the quantity.
- Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
- Designed for two users.
- Folded in two; composed of two layers.
- Stooping; bent over.
- Having two aspects; ambiguous.
- False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
- Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
- (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
- (music) Of time, twice as fast.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French doble derived from Latin duplus (twofold, double).
Origin
Latin
duplus
Gloss
twofold, double
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -er English
- -ing English
- bidouble English
- cloth English
- cross English
- dactyl English
- deck English
- dome English
- doublable English
- double dactyl English
- double flash English
- double pole English
- double poling English
- double talk English
- double talker English
- double-decker English
- double-jobbing English
- double-minded English
- double-mindedly English
- double-mindedness English
- double-pole technique English
- double-poled English
- double-track English
- doublecloth English
- doublecross English
- doubledome English
- doublehand English
- doublehanded English
- doublehandedly English
- doublehandedness English
- doubleheader English
- doublehearted English
- doubleminded English
- doublemindedly English
- doublemindedness English
- doubleness English
- doubler English
- doublesex English
- doublesome English
- doublespeak English
- doublespeaker English
- doublest English
- doublestack English
- doublestrike English
- doubletalk English
- doubleth English
- doublethink English
- doubletime English
- doubleton English
- doubletrack English
- doubletree English
- doubleweight English
- doubleword English
- doubly English
- duple English
- duplet English
- flash English
- hand English
- handed English
- header English
- hearted English
- job English
- mind English
- minded English
- nanodoubler English
- nondouble English
- pole English
- redouble English
- redoublest English
- redoubleth English
- semidouble English
- sex English
- speaker English
- stack English
- strike English
- talk English
- think English
- time English
- track English
- tree English
- undouble English
- weight English
- word English
- duo Latin
- duplus Latin
- dūplus Latin
- dūplāre Latin
- plus Latin
- doppeln German
- doppio Italian
- duplo Italian
- double French
- desdoblar Spanish, Castilian
- doblador Spanish, Castilian
- doblaje Spanish, Castilian
- doblar Spanish, Castilian
- dobro Portuguese
- dobrão Portuguese
- ダブル Japanese
- dobbel Norwegian Nynorsk
- dobbelsculler Norwegian Nynorsk
- dobbelsidig Norwegian Nynorsk
- dobbelt Norwegian Nynorsk
- dobbelthake Norwegian Nynorsk
- dobbeltliv Norwegian Nynorsk
- dobbeltsculler Norwegian Nynorsk
- dobbeltseng Norwegian Nynorsk
- dobbeltsidig Norwegian Nynorsk
- dobbeltspor Norwegian Nynorsk
- mangedobbelt Norwegian Nynorsk
- dowbly Middle English
- doble Old French
- dobler Old French
- dubl Serbo-Croatian
- डबल Hindi
- डबल रोटी Hindi
- เบิ้ล Thai
- dobbel Middle Dutch
- doubl'ye Norman
- dubbel Middle High German
- duebel Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- redoubler Middle French
- dobro Old Portuguese
- dobbel Middle Low German
- dublu Aromanian
- *dwiplos Proto-Italic
- dóggio Ligurian
- dobru Sranan Tongo
- job
- sex
- -er
- tree
- dome
- talk
- pole
- deck
- -ing
- time
- mind
- word
- hand
- flash
- stack
- track
- cloth
- duple
- cross
- think
- dactyl
- duplet
- handed
- header
- strike
- weight
- minded
- doubly
- hearted
- speaker
- doubler
- doubleth
- redouble
- bidouble
- undouble
- doublest
- doubleton
- nondouble
- doublesex
- doublable
- doublesome
- doubletime
- doubletree
- doublehand
- doubleness
- doubleword
- semidouble
- redoublest
- doubledome
- doubletalk
- redoubleth
- doublecross
- doublecloth
- nanodoubler
- double talk
- double pole
- doublethink
- doublestack
- doubletrack
- doublespeak
- doubleminded
- doubleheader
- doublehanded
- doublestrike
- doubleweight
- double flash
- double-track
- double-poled
- double-minded
- doublespeaker
- double talker
- double poling
- doublehearted
- double-decker
- double dactyl
- doublehandedly
- doublemindedly
- double-jobbing
- double-mindedly
- doublemindedness
- doublehandedness
- double-mindedness
- double-pole technique