tempest C2+ Topic:Weather & Climate US /ˈtɛmpəst/ UK /ˈtɛmpɪst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a violent windy storm; also a tumultuous outburst A sudden tempest drove the fishing boats back to harbour. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a violent windy storm; also... stormgalesquallhurricanetumultturmoilupheaval ↔ Opposites calmtranquillitystillness Word family Derived forms tempestuous Related forms temporaltempotemper Etymology AI details From Old French tempeste, from Vulgar Latin *tempesta, from Latin tempestas ('season, weather, storm'), from tempus ('time, season'). tempestas Latin tempus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Weather & Climate External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown