Bain Definition

adjective

(Now chiefly dialectal) Ready; willing.

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(Now chiefly dialectal) Direct; near; short; gain.

That is the bainest way.
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(Now chiefly dialectal) Limber; pliant; flexible.

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adverb

(Now chiefly dialectal) Readily; willingly.

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(Now chiefly dialectal) Nearby; at hand.

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noun

(obsolete) A bath.

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Origin of Bain

  • From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”), from Proto-Germanic *bainaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhei- (“to hit, beat”). Cognate with Scots bein, bien (“in good condition, pleasant, well-to-do, cosy, well-stocked, pleasant, keen”), Icelandic beinn (“straight, direct, hospitable”), Norwegian bein (“straight, direct, easy to deal with”). See also bein.

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  • From Middle English bayne, baine, from Old French bain (“bath”), from Latin balneum (“bath, bath-house”).

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Bain Sentence Examples

  • Bain, and many leading French and German writers and politicians.

  • Bain's Calendars (Edinburgh, 1881-1888), are useful indices, but not infrequently need to be checked by the manuscripts.

  • This may stand among the most perfect of the many evidences that, in Professor Bain's words, " the brain is the principal, though not the sole organ of mind."

  • Yet it is equally clear from Plato that there was a most important positive element in the; teaching of Socrates in virtue of which it is just to say with Alexander Bain, " the first important name in ancient ethical philosophy is Socrates."

  • A contemporary record of Mill's studies from eight to thirteen is published in Bain's sketch of his life.

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Words Starting With

BBABAI

Words Ending With

NINAIN

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bain

Words Starting With B and Ending With N

Starts With B & Ends With NStarts With BA & Ends With NStarts With B & Ends With IN

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With B4 Letter Words Ending With N