विशद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विशद (viśada, “bright, white, clear, spotless, pure”), from the root शद् (śad).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ʃəd̪/, [ʋɪ.ʃɐd̪]
• Rhymes: -ɪʃəd̪
• Hyphenation: वि‧शद

Adjective

विशद • (viśad) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling وشد)

1. pure

   Synonyms: स्वच्छ (svacch), विमल (vimal)

2. clean, clear

   Synonyms: साफ़ (sāf), स्पष्ट (spaṣṭ)

3. lucid, perspicuous

   Synonyms: साफ़ (sāf), स्पष्ट (spaṣṭ)

4. elaborate, detailed

   Synonyms: विस्तृत (vistŕt), सविस्तार (savistār)

   विशद विवरण ― viśad vivraṇ ― detailed description

5. evident, apparent

   Synonym: व्यक्त (vyakt)

6. white

   Synonyms: श्वेत (śvet), सफ़ेद (safed)

7. beautiful

   Synonyms: सुंदर (sundar), मनोहर (manohar)

   विशद वाणी ― viśad vāṇī ― beautiful voice; clear speech

Derived terms

• विशदता (viśadtā)
• विशदित (viśdit)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “विशद”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4539
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विशद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 929
• Platts, John T. (1884) “وشد”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1193
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “विशद”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 716