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- [bak-woo dz]
- /ˈbækˈwʊdz/
- /ˈbækwʊdz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bak-woo dz]
- /ˈbækˈwʊdz/
Definitions of backwoods word
- noun plural backwoods If you refer to an area as the backwoods, you mean that it is a long way from large towns and is isolated from modern life. 3
- noun plural backwoods partially cleared, sparsely populated forests 3
- noun plural backwoods any remote sparsely populated place 3
- noun plural backwoods of, from, or like the backwoods 3
- noun plural backwoods uncouth; rustic 3
- noun plural backwoods heavily wooded areas far from centers of population 3
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Origin of backwoods
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1700-10; back1 + wood1 ( def 7 )
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Parts of speech for Backwoods
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backwoods 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for backwoods
noun backwoods
- backcountry — an area far from cities and towns that is thinly populated and largely undeveloped; hinterland
- outback — (sometimes initial capital letter) the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usually preceded by the).
- boondocks — If you say that someone lives in the boondocks, you mean that they live a long way from any large cities.
- frontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- isolation — an act or instance of isolating.
adjective backwoods
- isolated — compact
- out of the way — remote from much-traveled, frequented, or populous regions; secluded: an out-of-the-way inn up in the hills.
- off the beaten track — formed or shaped by blows; hammered: a dish of beaten brass.
- outland — Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces: a name unknown in the outlands.
- agronomic — the science of soil management and the production of field crops.
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