downcast
English
/ˈdaʊnkæst/, /daʊnˈkæst/
adj
Definitions
- (of eyes) Looking downwards.
- (of a person) Feeling despondent.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *doun-casten affix from English cast (try).
Origin
English
cast
Gloss
try
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftercast English
- beachcast English
- becast English
- bicast English
- braincast English
- broadcast English
- cast English
- cast about English
- cast down English
- cast net English
- castability English
- castable English
- casted English
- caster English
- casteth English
- castful English
- casting English
- castless English
- castling English
- castmate English
- castmember English
- castoff English
- castworthy English
- colorcast English
- cross-cast English
- diecast English
- downcastly English
- downcastness English
- forcast English
- forcasten English
- forecast English
- forncast English
- forthcast English
- hydrocast English
- lifecast English
- miscast English
- molecast English
- newcast English
- off-cast English
- offcast English
- opencast English
- outcast English
- overcast English
- precast English
- recast English
- roughcast English
- sand-cast English
- shadowcast English
- sidecast English
- starcast English
- stonecast English
- surfcast English
- typecast English
- umbecast English
- umcast English
- uncast English
- undercast English
- upcast English
- wormcast English
- casten German
- cast Italian
- cast Dutch, Flemish
- casten Dutch, Flemish
- kastie Dutch, Flemish
- *doun-casten Middle English
- casten Middle English
- kasta Old Norse
- 卡司 Chinese
- 卡士 Chinese
- cast
- uncast
- casted
- becast
- recast
- caster
- bicast
- upcast
- umcast
- newcast
- castful
- forcast
- castoff
- offcast
- casteth
- precast
- diecast
- casting
- miscast
- outcast
- forecast
- wormcast
- castable
- lifecast
- castless
- starcast
- typecast
- opencast
- surfcast
- forncast
- umbecast
- molecast
- castling
- cast net
- overcast
- off-cast
- castmate
- sidecast
- braincast
- broadcast
- colorcast
- beachcast
- roughcast
- undercast
- cast down
- stonecast
- forthcast
- aftercast
- sand-cast
- forcasten
- hydrocast
- downcastly
- castmember
- shadowcast
- cross-cast
- cast about
- castworthy
- castability
- downcastness