retrograde
(adjective) of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
retral, retrograde
(adjective) moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
retrograde
(adjective) moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
retrograde, retrogressive
(adjective) going from better to worse
regress, retrograde, retrogress
(verb) get worse or fall back to a previous condition
retrograde, rehash, hash over
(verb) go back over; “retrograde arguments”
retrograde, retreat
(verb) move back; “The glacier retrogrades”
retrograde
(verb) move in a direction contrary to the usual one; “retrograding planets”
retrograde
(verb) move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
Source: WordNet® 3.1
retrograde (comparative more retrograde, superlative most retrograde)
Directed backwards, retreating; reverting, especially to an inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion.
Counterproductive to a desired outcome.
(astronomy, of a body orbiting another) In the opposite direction to the orbited body's spin.
(geology) Describing a metamorphic change resulting from a decreasing pressure or temperature.
(by extension, of a person) A person who opposes social reforms, favoring the maintenance of the status quo, conservative.
• traditionalist
• reactionary
• liberal
• reformist
• progressist
retrograde (plural retrogrades)
A degenerate person.
(music) The reversal of a melody so that what is played first in the original melody is played last and what is played last in the original melody is played first.
retrograde (third-person singular simple present retrogrades, present participle retrograding, simple past and past participle retrograded)
(intransitive) To move backwards; to recede; to retire; to decline; to revert.
(intransitive, astronomy) To show retrogradation.
• prograde
• direct
• retrogarde
Source: Wiktionary
Re"tro*grade, a. Etym: [L. retrogradus, from retrogradi, retrogressus, to retrograde; retro back + gradi to step: cf. F. rétrograde. See Grade.]
1. (Astron.)
Definition: Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet. Hutton. And if he be in the west side in that condition, then is he retrograde. Chaucer.
2. Tending or moving backward; having a backward course; contrary; as, a retrograde motion; -- opposed to Ant: progressive. "Progressive and not retrograde." Bacon. It is most retrograde to our desire. Shak.
3. Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a retrograde people; retrograde ideas, morals, etc. Bacon.
Re"tro*grade, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Retrograded; p. pr. & vb. n. Retrograding.] Etym: [L. retrogradare, retrogradi: cf. F. rétrograder.]
1. To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a planet.
2. Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as in morals or intelligence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
