tempest

C2+ Topic:Weather & Climate

US /ˈtɛmpəst/ UK /ˈtɛmpɪst/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
a violent windy storm; also a tumultuous outburst

A sudden tempest drove the fishing boats back to harbour.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a violent windy storm; also... storm gale squall hurricane tumult turmoil upheaval

Opposites

calm tranquillity stillness

Word family

Derived forms tempestuous

Related forms temporal tempo temper

Etymology

From Old French tempeste, from Vulgar Latin *tempesta, from Latin tempestas ('season, weather, storm'), from tempus ('time, season').

tempestas Latin tempus Latin

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# tempest

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈtɛmpəst
**IPA (UK):** ˈtɛmpɪst

## Meanings
1. a violent windy storm; also a tumultuous outburst

## Examples
- A sudden tempest drove the fishing boats back to harbour.

## Synonyms
- storm
- gale
- squall
- hurricane
- tumult
- turmoil
- upheaval

## Antonyms
- calm
- tranquillity
- stillness

## Derived Forms
- tempestuous

## Related Forms
- temporal
- tempo
- temper

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tempestas
- Root: tempus

## Etymology
From Old French tempeste, from Vulgar Latin *tempesta, from Latin tempestas ('season, weather, storm'), from tempus ('time, season').

## AI Etymology
Tempest is from Old French tempeste, from Vulgar Latin *tempesta, from Latin tempestas ('season, weather, storm'), from tempus ('time, season'). Important recorded forms include tempestas (Latin) and tempus (Latin). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a violent windy storm; also a tumultuous outburst. The wider family includes derived forms such as tempestuous and related words such as temporal, tempo, and temper.

## Topics
- Weather & Climate

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