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household name

house·hold name
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hous-hohld, -ohld neym]
    • /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld neɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hous-hohld, -ohld neym]
    • /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld neɪm/

Definitions of household name words

  • noun household name a person or thing that is very well known 0
  • noun household name A brand name that is well known to the great majority of households. 0
  • noun household name A genericized trademark. 0
  • noun household name (Idiomatic) A very well-known public figure. 0

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Parts of speech for Household name

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

household name popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for household name

noun household name

  • someone — somebody
  • name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
  • celebrity — A celebrity is someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport.
  • luminary — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
  • notable — worthy of note or notice; noteworthy: a notable success; a notable theory.

Antonyms for household name

noun household name

  • nobody — a person of no importance, influence, or power.
  • unknown — not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.

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