fallen en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈfɔlən/ (General-American)
- /ˈfaːlən/ (Northumbria)
- /ˈfɑlən/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈfɔːlən/ (UK)
Etymology
Morphologically fall + -en.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, usually) Having dropped by the force of gravity.
fallen raindrops
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(not-comparable, usually) Killed, especially in battle.
We will face the problems of peace with the same courage that we have faced and mastered the problems of war. In the memory of those that have made the supreme sacrifice, in the memory of our fallen president, we shall not fail.
1945 April 16, Harry S. Truman, 10:41 from the start, in MP72-20 President Roosevelt’s Funeral and Procession; Truman – New President of U.S., Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:a ceremony to honor fallen soldiers
the disposal of fallen livestock
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(not-comparable, usually) Having lost one's chastity.
"You make yourself out to be the fallenest of fallen women." Tilting her head toward Sharon, Debbie grinned. "Let's face it. There can't be winners without losers, and I'm a loser. But look at it this way. I make it possible for some other woman[…]
1991, Kelly Walsh, Nightshades and Orchids, →ISBN:Madam Julia was the town's ranking prostitute; virtuous female society demanded that they not suffer the unbearable pain of looking at, and being in company with, a fallen woman— one of the happiest, fallenest women in history, by the way.
1964, Katharine Hillyer, Mark Twain, Young Reporter in Virginia City: The Racy, Rollicking Adventures of a Great Author in the Gamiest, Richest, Mightiest Town in All the Frontier West!:a fallen woman
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(not-comparable, usually) Having collapsed.
a fallen building
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(not-comparable, usually) Having lost prestige, (Christian) grace, etc.
That fallenest of our fallen race has left town — said to be near Fontainebleau by some, in Italy by others. More consequent with himself than usual, he is fulfilling, in the only possible way left open to him, his promise […]
1913, John Bigelow, Retrospections of an Active Life: 1867-1871, page 397:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most fallen | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more fallen | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| fallenest | Degree=Sup | uncommon | lexicographic |
Antonyms
arisen (having lost prestige, (Christian) grace)
Deriveds
downfallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · chop-fallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · root-fallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · sick-fallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · fallen angel (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · trade-fallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · jaw-fallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · fallen building clause (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · chapfallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · crest-fallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · fallen flag (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · jawfallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · down-fallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · fallen arch (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · how are the mighty fallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · fallenness (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · fallen instep (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · fallen fleece (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · unfallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · chap-fallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · fallen-in (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · tradefallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · new-fallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · fallen-off (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · fallen star (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · infallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · stitchfallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · wind-fallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · heaven-fallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · fallen woman (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · chopfallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · windfallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen) · crestfallen (Terms derived from the adjective fallen)
Synonyms
collapsed (having collapsed)
Translations (41)
nb fallen (having lost one's chastity) · da nedfalden (having dropped by the force of gravity) · ms terkorban (killed in battle) · es caído (having dropped by the force of gravity) · nn fallen (having lost one's chastity) · kmr şehîd ketin (killed in battle) · is fallinn í valinn (killed in battle) · nn fallen (having dropped by the force of gravity) · da faldet (killed in battle) · de eingestürzt (having collapsed) · de gefallen (having lost one's chastity) · ru па́дший (having lost one's chastity) · is fallinn (having dropped by the force of gravity) · fi kaatunut (killed in battle) · fi langennut (having lost one's chastity) · bg паднал (having lost one's chastity) · fi pudonnut (having dropped by the force of gravity) · is fallinn (killed in battle) · de gefallen (having dropped by the force of gravity) · ru упа́вший (having collapsed) · fi kaatunut (having collapsed) · de im Feld geblieben (killed in battle) · hu elesett (killed in battle) · nb fallen (killed in battle) · nb fallen (having collapsed) · ru па́вший (killed in battle) · nb fallen (having dropped by the force of gravity) · da falden (having lost one's chastity) · sh srušen (having collapsed) · fi romahtanut (having collapsed) · de gefallen (killed in battle) · de eingefallen (having collapsed) · de im Kampf gefallen (killed in battle) · la casurus (having collapsed) · fi sortunut (having collapsed) · bg загинал (killed in battle) · nn fallen (having collapsed) · la occisus (killed in battle) · bg паднал (having dropped by the force of gravity) · ru упа́вший (having dropped by the force of gravity) · nn fallen (killed in battle)