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Hungarian
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Etymology
First attested in 1485. From hal (“to die”) + -vány (noun-forming suffix). The original meaning was a noun, “backwater, swamp formed in a dead water”. The adjective senses developed via attributive usage.
Pronunciation
Adjective
halvány (comparative halványabb, superlative leghalványabb)
- faint (barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp)
- Antonyms: élénk, erőteljes, harsány
- A távolban halvány vörös fény világított. ― There was a faint red light in the distance.
- pale (light in color)
- Sokáig beteg volt, azért ilyen halvány. ― She was sick for a long time, that's why she's so pale.
- A gyerekek szobája halvány rózsaszínre volt festve. ― The children's room was painted pale pink.
- (figurative, of movement) faint (barely perceptibly small, languid, weak, gentle)
- Synonyms: kis, bágyadt, gyenge, gyengéd
- halvány mosoly ― faint smile
- (figurative, of thoughts or feelings) faint, vague
- Halvány fogalmam sincs, hogy hova tettem a kulcsomat. ― I haven’t the vaguest idea where I put my key.
- Csak halvány reményem van, hogy kiadják a könyvemet. ― I only have a faint hope that my book will be published.
- (figurative, literary, of work or performance) weak, lackluster, poor
- Synonym: gyenge
- A csapat halvány teljesítményt nyújtott az edzésen. ― The team gave a poor performance during training.
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Further reading
- halvány in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN