daniel
IPA: dˈænjʌɫ
Root Word: Daniel
noun
- A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
- (biblical) The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
- A male given name from Hebrew in regular use since the Middle Ages.
- A British surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Daniels.
- A French surname originating as a patronymic.
- A Portuguese surname originating as a patronymic.
- A surname from Irish, a rare adopted anglicization of Ó Domhnaill (O'Donnell).
- A village in central Poland.
- A town in Utah, United States.
- A census-designated place in Wyoming, United States.
- A wise judge, like the biblical Daniel who ingeniously saved a woman from false accusations of adultery.
- (US slang) The buttocks.
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Examples of "daniel" in Sentences
- Daniel Barenboim was disconcerted.
- He and Daniel later snuggle in bed.
- Daniel Radcliffe defends teetotalism.
- Daniel was an accomplished speaker and raconteur.
- The county is named for frontiersman Daniel Boone.
- The town was named for American frontiersman, Daniel Boone.
- Arise, son of Erin, and eschew the repulsive Jack Daniel's
- Daniel is the clean and tidy on and Culverin is the messy one.
- Daniel Cummings was the next to embark in the mercantile trade.
- Daniel believes the cachet of the restaurant will help clinch the deal.