household word
house·hold word
H h Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hous-hohld, -ohld wurd]
- /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld wɜrd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hous-hohld, -ohld wurd]
- /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld wɜrd/
Definitions of household word words
- noun household word a familiar name, phrase, saying, etc.; byword: The advertising campaign is designed to make this new product a household word. 1
- noun household word sth or sb famous 1
- noun household word a common word, saying, name, or thing that is familiar to nearly everyone 0
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Origin of household word
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600
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Parts of speech for Household word
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
household word popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
household word usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for household word
noun household word
- byword — Someone or something that is a byword for a particular quality is well known for having that quality.
- homespun — spun or made at home: homespun cloth.
- vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).
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