Definition of
Comment
- (noun, communication) a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
- (noun, communication) a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
- (noun, communication) a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
- (verb, communication) make or write a comment on
- (verb, communication) explain or interpret something
- (verb, communication) provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
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Synonyms of Comment
annotate, commentary, gloss, gossip, input, notice, point out, remark, scuttlebutt
Alternate forms of Comment
Derivations: comment, commentary, commentate
Hyponyms: ad-lib, annotation, banality, barb, bromide, cliche, commonplace, conversation stopper, courtesy, crack, criticise, criticize, dig, dirt, disc-jockey, disk-jockey, dj, earful, gambit, gibe, grapevine, hearsay, jibe, kibbitz, kibitz, knock, malicious gossip, mention, midrash, notation, note, obiter dictum, observation, passing comment, pick apart, pipeline, platitude, ploy, quip, reference, reflection, reflexion, rib, rumor, rumour, sally, scandal, second-guess, shaft, shot, slam, stopper, talk, talk of the town, wisecrack, word of mouth, zinger
Hypernyms: account, explain, explicate, interpret, mention, note, observe, rede, remark, report, statement
Origin of the word Comment
- c.1400, L. commentum in L.L. "comment, interpretation," lit. "invention," neut. pp. of comminisci "to contrive, devise," from com- intens. prefix + base of meminisse "to remember," related to mens (gen. mentis) "mind." Original L. meaning was "something invented;" taken by Isidore and other Christian theologians for "interpretation, ann more
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Words that sound like Comment
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