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seaside en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌsiːˈsaɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English see-syde, sey-syde, see syde, se side, equivalent to sea + side. Compare waterside.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) At or related to a seaside.
We stayed in a seaside hotel and ate fresh seafood every night, all week long.
But that mimosa grovethe haze of stars, the tingle, the flame, the honey-dew, and the ache remained with me, and that little girl with her seaside limbs and ardent tongue haunted me ever sinceuntil at last, twenty-four years later, I broke her spell by incarnating her in another.
1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published August 1958, →OCLC:Near-synonym: oceanside (usually synonymous)
Synonyms
oceanside
Translations (13)
es litoral (at or related to a seaside) · cs přímořský (at or related to a seaside) · sk prímorský (at or related to a seaside) · pt litorâneo (at or related to a seaside) · pt litoral (at or related to a seaside) · ru примо́рский (at or related to a seaside) · uk примо́рський (at or related to a seaside) · fr littoral (at or related to a seaside) · pl nadmorski (at or related to a seaside) · es playero (at or related to a seaside) · es costero (at or related to a seaside) · be прымо́рскі (at or related to a seaside) · fi merenranta- (at or related to a seaside)
seaside en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˌsiːˈsaɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English see-syde, sey-syde, see syde, se side, equivalent to sea + side. Compare waterside.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) At the seaside.
[…] for guests who like dining seaside under a thatched roof. Try the coconut shrimp with fruit chutney.
2006, Travel and Leisure, volume 36, number 11, page 252:When you think of dining seaside somewhere on a secluded island, this is the kind of place that comes to mind. […] Granted, it takes some planning to get here. You have to make a reservation, and you have to board a boat. But if what you seek is a quiet evening escape from the craziness of Key West, dinner at [the restaurant being reviewed here] is well worth the effort.
2010 [1998], Nancy Toppino, Victoria Shearer, Janet Ware, “Restaurants”, in Insiders' Guide: Florida Keys and Key West (Insiders' Guides), 14th edition, Globe Pequot Press, →ISBN, page 64:We dined seaside and watched the gulls' antics.
Near-synonym: oceanside (usually synonymous)
Synonyms
oceanside
seaside en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsiːˈsaɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English see-syde, sey-syde, see syde, se side, equivalent to sea + side. Compare waterside.
Meanings
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(UK) The area by and around the sea; including the beach, promenade or cliffs.
The arrival of the railway turned this isolated fishing village into a popular seaside destination for Victorians who came to breathe fresh sea air, clear their lungs or take the waters.
2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Grange-over-Sands”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27:I do like to be beside the seaside!
Oh, I do like to be beside the sea!
I do like to stroll along the prom, prom, prom,
While the brass bands play Tiddely-om-pom-pom!
1907, John A. Glover-Kind, “I Do Like To be Beside the Seaside”:This summer, I'm going to the seaside at Weymouth. I'm very excited about it!
Near-synonym: oceanside (usually synonymous)
James never cared much for the sea-side, but developed a passionate love for the Westmoreland mountains, getting to know most of them as an energetic fell walker, preferring this to rock climbing.
1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 128:
Forms
Deriveds
seaside grape · seaside rock · seaside plantain · seasider · seaside plum · seaside fescue · seaside oxeye · seaside sparrow · bushy seaside tansy · seasidey · seaside resort
Synonyms
oceanside
Translations (54)
ko 바닷가 (the area by and around the sea) · th ชายหาด (the area by and around the sea) · uk примо́р'я (the area by and around the sea) · th ชายทะเล (the area by and around the sea) · uk узбере́жжя (the area by and around the sea) · sq bregdet (the area by and around the sea) · lv jūrmala (the area by and around the sea) · uk надмо́р'я (the area by and around the sea) · mk крајбрежје (the area by and around the sea) · fr rivage (the area by and around the sea) · mk приморје (the area by and around the sea) · ja 海岸 (the area by and around the sea) · sk pobrežie (the area by and around the sea) · cmn 海岸 (the area by and around the sea) · es mar (the area by and around the sea) · es playa (the area by and around the sea) · es costa (the area by and around the sea) · pl wybrzeże (the area by and around the sea) · gl mariña (the area by and around the sea) · fi merenranta (the area by and around the sea) · fr côte (the area by and around the sea) · ko 해변 (the area by and around the sea) · yo etíkun (the area by and around the sea) · mi tātaki (the area by and around the sea) · be прымо́р'е (the area by and around the sea) · ru побере́жье (the area by and around the sea) · vi bờ biển (the area by and around the sea) · pt litoral (the area by and around the sea) · cy llan y môr (the area by and around the sea) · gl beiramar (the area by and around the sea) · de Küste (the area by and around the sea) · uk морське́ узбере́жжя (the area by and around the sea) · uk побере́жжя (the area by and around the sea) · fr littoral (the area by and around the sea) · uk морське́ побере́жжя (the area by and around the sea) · sl primorje (the area by and around the sea) · be узбярэ́жжа (the area by and around the sea) · ru бе́рег мо́ря (the area by and around the sea) · th หาด (the area by and around the sea) · be прыбярэ́жжа (the area by and around the sea) · ru взмо́рье (the area by and around the sea) · mk морски брег (the area by and around the sea) · de Strand (the area by and around the sea) · es litoral (the area by and around the sea) · cmn 海濱 /海滨 (the area by and around the sea) · bg крайбре́жие (the area by and around the sea) · ko 해안 (the area by and around the sea) · ar سَاحِل (the area by and around the sea) · cmn 海邊 /海边 (the area by and around the sea) · ja 海辺 (the area by and around the sea) · ja 海浜 (the area by and around the sea) · cs pobřeží (the area by and around the sea) · ru примо́рье (the area by and around the sea) · ar شَاطِئ (the area by and around the sea)