Moriarty
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Moriarty. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Moriarty, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Moriarty in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Moriarty you have here. The definition of the word Moriarty will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofMoriarty, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From Irish Ó Muircheartaigh (“descendant of Muircheartach”), a name from muir (“sea”) + ceardaí (“craftsman”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Moriarty
- A surname from Irish.
- Professor James Moriarty, fictional archenemy and nemesis of Sherlock Holmes; by extension any such archenemy or nemesis.
- 1997, Martha Nochimson, The passion of David Lynch: wild at heart in Hollywood:
- The town of Twin peaks, suddenly not energised by its mammary setting, is narrated as a large chess board on which the action is completely defined by the competing logic of Dale Cooper and his Moriarty-like nemesis, Windom Earle.
- A city in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States.
- A locality in Latrobe council area, Tasmania, Australia.