sterling

n. பிரிட்டிஷ் முத்திரைப்பணம், பிரிட்டன் செலாவணிப்பொன், கட்டளை மதிப்புவாய்ந்த பிரிட்டிஷ் பணம், ஒரு செம்பு மதிப்புடைய பழைய பிரிட்டிஷ் வௌ஢ளி நாணயம், (பெ.) பிரிட்டிஷ் கட்டளை நாணய மதிப்புடைய, முத்திரைப்பாண மதிப்பு வாய்ந்த, அப்பட்டமான, முகப்பு மதிப்புக்குக் குறையாத, உயர் உலோக வகையில் மெய்ம்மாற்றான, பட்டயமாற்று வாய்ந்த, மெய் மதிப்பார்ந்த, உள்ளார்ந்த மதிப்புடைய, தன்னிலை மதிப்புடைய, அப்பழுக்கற்ற, மாற்றுக்குறையாத, வாசி தீர்வான, புறப்பகட்டுத் தோற்றமற்ற.

Synonyms

sound substantial unalloyed pure unadulterated standard genuine essential solid

Antonyms

fictitious ungenuine ascititious specious pretentious ostensible plausible

Ster"ling, n. (Engin.) Defn: Same as Starling, 3. Ster"ling, n. Etym: [OE. sterlynge, starling, for easterling, LL. esterlingus, probably from Easterling, once the popular name of German trades in England, whose money was of the purest quality: cf. MHG. sterlink a certain coin. Cf. East. "Certain merchants of Norwaie, Denmarke, and of others those parties, called Ostomanni, or (as in our vulgar language we tearme them), easterlings, because they lie east in respect of us." Holinshed. "In the time of . . . King Richard the First, monie coined in the east parts of Germanie began to be of especiall request in England for the puritie thereof, and was called Easterling monie, as all inhabitants of those parts were called Easterlings, and shortly after some of that countrie, skillful in mint matters and allaies, were sent for into this realme to bring the coine to perfection; which since that time was called of them sterling, for Easterling." Camden. "Four thousand pound of sterlings." R. of Gloucester.] 1. Any English coin of standard value; coined money. So that ye offer nobles or sterlings. Chaucer. And Roman wealth in English sterling view. Arbuthnot. 2. A certain standard of quality or value for money. Sterling was the known and approved standard in England, in all probability, from the beginning of King Henry the Second's reign. S. M. Leake. Ster"ling, a. 1. Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling; -- now chiefly applied to the lawful money of England; but sterling cost, sterling value, are used. "With sterling money." Shak. 2. Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling merit; a man of sterling good sense.

sterling - Similar Words

steerling oysterling fosterling easterling steering steeling stealing starling sperling string