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- [av-er-duh-poiz]
- /ˌæv ər dəˈpɔɪz/
- /ˌæv.wɑː.djuˈp.wɑː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [av-er-duh-poiz]
- /ˌæv ər dəˈpɔɪz/
Definitions of avoirdupois word
- noun avoirdupois a system of weights used in many English-speaking countries. It is based on the pound, which contains 16 ounces or 7000 grains. 100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Brit) is equal to 1 hundredweight and 20 hundredweights equals 1 ton 3
- noun avoirdupois avoirdupois weight 3
- noun avoirdupois heaviness or weight, esp. of a person 3
- noun avoirdupois avoirdupois weight. 1
- noun avoirdupois Informal. bodily weight: He carries around a lot of excess avoirdupois. 1
- noun avoirdupois A system of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces or 7,000 grains, widely used in English-speaking countries. 1
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Origin of avoirdupois
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English avoir de pois literally, property of weight < Old French, equivalent to avoir (earlier aveir < Latin habēre to have) + de (< Latin dē) + pois (earlier peis < Latin pēnsum)
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Parts of speech for Avoirdupois
noun
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preposition
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avoirdupois popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for avoirdupois
noun avoirdupois
- weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- heftily — heavy; weighty: a hefty book.
- fat — File Allocation Table
- bulk — You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large.
- ponderosity — of great weight; heavy; massive.
Antonyms for avoirdupois
noun avoirdupois
- leanness — (of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin: lean cattle.
- tenuity — the state of being tenuous.
- shallowness — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- gauntness — extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
- subtilty — subtlety.
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