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Webster 1913 Edition


Loon

Loon

(loōn)
,
Noun.
[Scot.
loun
,
lown
,
loon
; akin to OD.
loen
a stupid man; prob. for an older
lown
, and akin to E.
lame
.]
A sorry fellow; a worthless person; a rogue.

Loon

,
Noun.
[For older
loom
, Icel.
lōmr
; akin to Dan. & Sw.
lom
.]
(Zool.)
Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus
Urinator
(formerly
Colymbus
), noted for their expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common loon, or great northern diver (
Urinator imber
, or
Colymbus torquatus
), and the red-throated loon or diver (
Urinator septentrionalis
), are the best known species. See
Diver
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Loon

LOON

, n.
1.
A sorry fellow; a rogue; a rascal.
2.
A sea-fowl of the genus colymbus.

Definition 2024


Loon

Loon

See also: loon and lo-on

Saterland Frisian

Noun

Loon m

  1. reward; prize
  2. recompense; wages; pay
  3. salary; hire

loon

loon

See also: Loon and lo-on

English

Noun

loon (plural loons)

  1. idler, lout
  2. (chiefly Scotland, Ulster) boy, lad
  3. (chiefly Scotland) harlot; mistress
  4. (chiefly Scotland) simpleton
  5. (slang) crazy or deranged person
  6. (Ireland) English Soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland.
Synonyms
See also
Translations

Etymology 2

Common loon with chick

Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse lómr (loon), compare lament.

Noun

loon (plural loons)

  1. (US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.
Synonyms
  • (bird of order Gaviiformes): diver
Derived terms
  • Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica)
  • great northern loon, common loon, (Gavia immer)
  • Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
  • Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
  • Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii)
  • loonie
Translations

References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch loon.

Noun

loon (plural lone)

  1. wage

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

loon n (plural lonen, diminutive loontje n)

  1. wage, pay,reward

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • belonen
  • loonwerk
  • loonzakje
  • verlonen

Verb

loon

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lonen
  2. imperative of lonen

Scots

Noun

loon (plural loons)

  1. (Doric) boy, young man