revolutionary

revolutionary

English

Etymology

Compare French révolutionnaire.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛvəˈluːʃənɹi/, /-ˈljuː-/

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Adjective

revolutionary (comparative more revolutionary, superlative most revolutionary)

1. Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution

   revolutionary war

   revolutionary measures

   revolutionary agitators

2. pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset

   a revolutionary new tool

3. (sciences) pertaining to something that revolves

Translations

of or pertaining to a revolution in government

Arabic: ثَوْرِيّ‎ (ṯawriyy) Belarusian: рэвалюцы́йны (revaljucýjny) Catalan: revolucionari (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 革命性 (zh) (gémìngxìng) Czech: revoluční (cs) m Danish: revolutionær (da) Dutch: baanbrekend (nl) Finnish: vallankumouksellinen (fi) French: révolutionnaire (fr) German: revolutionär (de) Greek: επαναστατικός (el) m (epanastatikós) Hindi: क्रांतिकारी (hi) (krāntikārī) Hungarian: forradalmi (hu) Irish: réabhlóideach

Italian: rivoluzionario (it) Latvian: revolucionārs m, revolucionāra f Lithuanian: revoliucinis m, revoliucinė f, revoliucingas m, revoliucinga f Norwegian: Bokmål: revolusjonær Nynorsk: revolusjonær Polish: rewolucyjny (pl) m Portuguese: revolucionário (pt) Romanian: revoluționar (ro) Russian: революцио́нный (ru) (revoljuciónnyj) Scottish Gaelic: rèabhlaideach Spanish: revolucionario (es) m, revolucionaria (es) f Swedish: revolutionär (sv) Ukrainian: революці́йний (revoljucíjnyj) Volapük: levolutik Welsh: chwyldroadol (cy)

of or pertaining to a revolutionary, revolutionist

Finnish: vallankumouksellinen (fi) Greek: επαναστατικός (el) m (epanastatikós) Irish: réabhlóideach

Maori: whakawhana Portuguese: revolucionário (pt) Volapük: (♂♀) levolutanik, (♂) hilevolutanik, (♀) jilevolutanik

something that signifies great change

Chinese: Mandarin: 革命性的 Greek: επαναστατικός (el) m (epanastatikós) Irish: réabhlóideach Norwegian: Bokmål: revolusjonær, revolusjonerende Nynorsk: revolusjonær

Portuguese: revolucionário (pt) Swedish: revolutionär (sv), banbrytande (sv)

Noun

revolutionary (plural revolutionaries)

1. A revolutionist; a person who revolts.
2. (music), (informal) Chopin's 'Revolutionary Etude' Op. 10 no. 12

Translations

A revolutionist; a person who revolts

Arabic: ثَوْرِيّ‎ m (ṯawriyy), ثَوْرِيَّة‎‎ f (ṯawriyya) Belarusian: рэвалюцыяне́р m (revaljucyjanjér), рэвалюцыяне́рка f (revaljucyjanjérka) Bulgarian: революционе́р (bg) m (revoljucionér) Catalan: revolucionari (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 革命家 (zh) (gémìngjiā) Czech: revolucionář m Dutch: revolutionair (nl) m Finnish: vallankumouksellinen (fi) French: révolutionnaire (fr) m or f German: Revolutionär (de) m, Revolutionärin (de) f Greek: επαναστάτης (el) m (epanastátis) Hindi: क्रांतिकारक m (krāntikārak) Hungarian: forradalmár (hu) Irish: réabhlóidí m Italian: rivoluzionario (it), rivoluzionaria (it) f Japanese: 革命家 (かくめいか, kakumeika) Korean: 혁명가 (ko) (hyeongmyeongga) Kurdish: Sorani: شۆڕشگێڕ‎ (shorishgaer)

Latvian: revolucionārs m, revolucionāre f Lithuanian: revoliucionierius m, revoliucionierė f Maori: kaiwhana, kaiwhakatuma, hauhau Norwegian: Bokmål: revolusjonær m Nynorsk: revolusjonær m Persian: انقلابی‎ (fa) (enqelâbi) Polish: rewolucjonista (pl) m, rewolucjonistka (pl) f Portuguese: revolucionário (pt) m, revolucionária f Romanian: revoluționar (ro) m, revoluționară (ro) f Russian: революционе́р (ru) m (revoljucionér), революционе́рка (ru) f (revoljucionérka) Scottish Gaelic: rèabhlaideach m Slovak: revolucionár m Spanish: revolucionario (es) m, revolucionaria (es) f Swahili: mpinduzi Swedish: revolutionär (sv) c Tagalog: rebolusyonaryo (tl) Thai: นักปฏิวัติ (nák-bpà-dtì-wát) Ukrainian: революціоне́р m (revoljucionér), революціоне́рка f (revoljucionérka) Vietnamese: nhà cách mạng (vi) Volapük: (♂♀) levolutan (vo), (♂) hilevolutan, (♀) jilevolutan