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- [brin-dl]
- /ˈbrɪn dl/
- /ˈbrɪn.dəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brin-dl]
- /ˈbrɪn dl/
Definitions of brindle word
- noun brindle a brindled animal 3
- noun brindle a brindled colouring 3
- abbreviation BRINDLE brindled 3
- noun brindle a brindled color 3
- noun brindle a brindled coloring. 1
- noun brindle a brindled animal. 1
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Origin of brindle
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; back formation from brindled
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Parts of speech for Brindle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brindle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brindle
adj brindle
- spotted — Radio, Television. pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast. broadcast between announced programs.
- checkered — having a pattern of squares
- motley — exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd. Synonyms: heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent. Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.
- variegated — varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors.
- multicolored — of several or many colors.
verb brindle
- stipple — to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches.
- freckle — one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.
- sprinkle — to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles: She sprinkled powder on the baby.
- speck — a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill.
- variegate — to make varied in appearance, as by adding different colors.
Antonyms for brindle
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