extraordinaire
English
/ɪkˌstɹɔː(ɹ).dɪˈnɛː(ɹ)/
adj
Definitions
- (postpositive) Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.
- (postpositive) (of a person) Particularly skilled; unusually active; particularly successful.
Etymology
Borrowed from French extraordinaire.
Origin
French
extraordinaire
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- extraordinarius Latin
- extraordinārius Latin
- extrāōrdinārius Latin
- extraordinaire French
- extraordinairement French
- ekstraordinær Danish
- extraordinar Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan