Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-thril]
- /əˈθrɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-thril]
- /əˈθrɪl/
Definitions of athrill word
- adjective athrill excited or thrilled 3
- adverb athrill in a thrilling or exciting manner 3
- adjective athrill affected with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement; tingling (usually used predicatively): After the first surprise, he found himself athrill with a sense of discovery. 1
- noun athrill Feeling a thrill. 1
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Origin of athrill
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; a-1 + thrill
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Parts of speech for Athrill
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
athrill popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% 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.
athrill usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for athrill
adj athrill
- crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
- overjoyed — to cause to feel great joy or delight; elate: It overjoys me to hear of your good fortune. I was overjoyed at her safe arrival.
- delirious — Someone who is delirious is unable to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way, usually because they are very ill and have a fever.
- joyous — joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
adjective athrill
- blissful — A blissful situation or period of time is one in which you are extremely happy.
Antonyms for athrill
adj athrill
- sorrowful — full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
- sane — free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
- collected — An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
- indifferent — without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
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