dutches

Dutch

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duhch]
- /dʌtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duhch]
- /dʌtʃ/

Definitions of dutches word

adjective dutches of, relating to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country or language. 1
adjective dutches pertaining to or designating the style of painting and subject matter developed in the Netherlands during the 17th century, chiefly characterized by the use of chiaroscuro, muted tones, naturalistic colors or forms, and of genre, landscape, or still-life subjects drawn from contemporary urban and rural life. 1
adjective dutches of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pennsylvania Dutch. 1
adjective dutches Archaic. German; Teutonic. 1
noun dutches the people of the Netherlands and their immediate descendants elsewhere, collectively. 1
noun dutches Pennsylvania Dutch. 1

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Origin of dutches

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English Duch < Middle Dutch duutsch Dutch, German(ic); cognate with Old High German diutisc popular (language) (as opposed to learned Latin), translation of Latin (lingua) vulgāris popular (language)

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Parts of speech for Dutches

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dutches popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for dutches

noun dutches

asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
bad news — someone or something regarded as undesirable
bind — If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
box — A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
catch-22 — If you describe a situation as a Catch-22, you mean it is an impossible situation because you cannot do one thing until you do another thing, but you cannot do the second thing until you do the first thing.

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