arch-
combining form
[ ɑːtʃ ]
• chief; principal.
• "archbishop"
Similar:
chief,
principal,
foremost,
leading,
main,
pre-eminent,
cardinal,
major,
prime,
premier,
elite,
star,
outstanding,
ultra-,
super-,
top,
highest,
greatest,
best,
first,
head,
out-and-out,
complete,
utter,
total,
number-one,
numero uno,
Origin:
via Latin from Greek arkhi-, from arkhos ‘chief’.
-arch
combining form
• (forming nouns) denoting a ruler or leader.
• "monarch"
Origin:
Greek arkhos ‘ruling’, from arkhein ‘to rule’.
arch
noun
• a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it.
arch
verb
• have the curved shape of an arch.
• "a beautiful bridge that arched over a canal"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French arche, based on Latin arcus ‘bow’.
arch
adjective
• deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing.
• "a somewhat arch tone of voice"
Similar:
knowing,
playful,
mischievous,
puckish,
roguish,
impish,
elfin,
devilish,
naughty,
wicked,
cheeky,
teasing,
saucy,
flippant,
tongue-in-cheek,
artful,
sly,
cunning,
affected,
frolicsome,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from arch-, by association with the sense ‘rogue’ in combinations such as arch-scoundrel .
