Antonyms for carpings


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kahr-ping
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɑr pɪŋ


Definition of carpings

Origin :
  • type of freshwater fish, late 14c., from Old French carpe "carp" (13c.) and directly from Vulgar Latin carpa (source also of Italian carpa, Spanish carpa), from a Germanic source (cf. Middle Dutch carpe, Dutch karper, Old High German karpfo, German Karpfen "carp"); possibly the immediate source is Gothic *karpa. A Danube fish (hence the proposed East Germanic origin of its name), introduced in English ponds 14c. Lithuanian karpis, Russian karp are Germanic loan words.
  • As in criticism : noun verbal disapproval
  • As in hairsplitting : noun nitpicking
Example sentences :
  • In the like manner it falleth out with jars and carpings of friends, which, begun in a moment, are ended in a moment.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1 » by Henry Hallam

Synonyms for carpings

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