{ "aficionado":{ "antonyms":[ "nonfan" ], "definitions":{ ": a person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a usually fervently pursued interest or activity : devotee":[ "aficionados of the bullfight", "movie aficionados" ] }, "examples":[ "Such are the issues that spark hot debate among pizza chefs and aficionados . I recently visited some of the most dedicated pizza makers in the United States to have them demonstrate what makes their pizza special. \u2014 Harvey Steiman , Wine Spectator , 30 June 2008", "The quality varies with the individual authors, but both history buffs and aficionados of literary criticism will find food for thought here. \u2014 Publishers Weekly , 8 Jan. 2001", "When film aficionados speak of film noir, they usually refer to the look and attitude of certain films. As critics have found, such films do not form a genre; at best, they suggest a movement. \u2014 Bonnie Smothers , Booklist , 15 Nov. 1999", "Beyond scuba diving, North Carolina's Crystal Coast and Cape Lookout are famous for fishing. Although I'm not an aficionado myself, prospective anglers need only walk the docks of Moorehead City to book inshore or Gulf Stream excursions \u2026 \u2014 James Sturz , New York Times , 26 Apr. 1998", "an aficionado of the sci-fi series who has seen all the movies several times", "Recent Examples on the Web", "One aficionado took one home, cut it up and blew himself apart \u2014 presumably by accident. \u2014 Max Bearak, Washington Post , 12 June 2022", "Bourbon for beginners: 5 tips to help anyone become a bourbon aficionado : From the best fresh cocktail ingredients to recipes for a Whiskey Fix and NY Sour, here are the five best tips for beginner bourbon drinkers. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 25 May 2022", "If your dad is an aficionado of classic LPs, this is the perfect gift. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022", "Is dad a coffee aficionado \u2014 or just in need of a serious jolt of caffeine", "Although he was known for the McDonald\u2019s fish sandwich incident, Mr. Uhrin was actually a Dunkin Donuts coffee aficionado \u2014 black decaf with a shot of French vanilla, his wife said. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022", "Back is a tennis aficionado , and enjoys this sport with his 10-year-old daughter. \u2014 Cheryl Tiu, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022", "Think about it this way: A Coca-Cola aficionado may choose to buy Pepsi when there is no Coke available in the store. \u2014 Jessica Wong, Forbes , 19 May 2022", "The veteran Italian auteur and Cannes aficionado will reconstruct the true tale of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy who was kidnapped and forcibly raised as a Christian in 19th-century Italy. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 18 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1819, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from Spanish aficionado, from past participle of aficionar \"to inspire devotion or affection in,\" verbal derivative of afici\u00f3n \"liking, interest,\" going back to earlier afeci\u00f3n, afecci\u00f3n, borrowed from Latin affecti\u014dn-, affecti\u014d \"feeling, feeling of attachment\" \u2014 more at affection":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-s\u0113-\u0259-", "-f\u0113-", "\u0259-\u02ccfi-sh(\u0113-)\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "addict", "buff", "bug", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "fanatic", "fancier", "fiend", "fool", "freak", "habitu\u00e9", "habitue", "head", "hound", "junkie", "junky", "lover", "maniac", "maven", "mavin", "nut", "sucker" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115633", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "afield":{ "antonyms":[ "aright", "right", "well" ], "definitions":{ ": away from home : abroad":[], ": out of the way : astray":[ "irrelevant remarks that carried us far afield" ], ": to, in, or on the field":[ "was weak at bat but strong afield" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The longer stay gave me time to visit places that were farther afield , such as San Salvi, a church that is part of an 11th-century abbey complex. \u2014 Nancy Nathan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022", "And, in March, the chain went further afield from its cinema roots and picked up a $27.9 million stake in gold and silver mining company Hycroft Mining. \u2014 Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022", "Elsewhere, Russia has used missiles and rockets to hit farther afield , including with a strike on Kyiv on Sunday. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 5 June 2022", "But the films in the program also venture far afield aesthetically, from the conventional to the poetic to the avant-garde. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022", "Further afield , under the towering dome of the church, children could ride around a go-kart like track in a miniature replica of a battle tank. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Dec. 2021", "Going farther afield could be dicey, cops continued. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022", "Establishing goals for interactions with the media is like putting up the bumpers in a bowling alley; if goals are kept top of mind and followed, the speaker can\u2019t go too far afield with their comments. \u2014 Beth Noymer Levine, Forbes , 20 May 2022", "But the impact of the war has extended much further afield , with global oil prices rising to almost-decade highs and grain prices soaring amid a shortage from a region that is often referred to as the breadbasket of Europe. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English afelde, going back to Old English on felda, on felde, from on on entry 1 + felda, felde, dative of feld field entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8f\u0113ld" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "amiss", "astray", "awry", "wrong" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181135", "type":[ "adverb", "adverb or adjective" ] }, "afire":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": being in a state of great excitement or energy":[ "her music set the audience afire" ], ": being on fire : blazing":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Strong winds and clouds in part forced General Curtis LeMay to change tactics by taking his B-29s to lower elevations and dropping incendiary rather than general-purpose bombs, thereby setting Tokyo afire with napalm. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 18 Oct. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English afire, afure, from a- a- entry 1 + fire, fure, dative of fir, fur fire entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r", "\u0259-\u02c8f\u012br" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "ablaze", "aflame", "alight", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "conflagrant", "fiery", "flaming", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "lit", "lighted" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004604", "type":[ "adjective", "adjective or adverb" ] }, "aficionada":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a woman who is an aficionado":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-f\u0113-", "-s\u0113-\u0259-", "\u0259-\u02ccfi-sh(\u0113-)\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-d\u0259", "-\u02ccd\u00e4" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Under the guidance of her friend, the writer and spiritualist Gerald Heard, Mrs. Luce became an aficionada of LSD. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021", "Instead, this architecture aficionada is renovating and restoring a 1950s bungalow in the Hollywood Hills with a relatively cozy footprint of 1,815 square feet. \u2014 Samantha Swenson, ELLE Decor , 5 Dec. 2019", "On the flip side, many an ice aficionada fills her trays with berries, flowers and herbs \u2013 frozen fossils that dress up chill concoctions. \u2014 Leah Eskin, charlotteobserver , 25 July 2017", "On the flip side, many an ice aficionada fills her trays with berries, flowers and herbs \u2014 frozen fossils that dress up chill concoctions. \u2014 Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com , 19 June 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from Spanish, feminine of aficionado aficionado":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1836, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060243" } }