Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [buh-loon]
- /bəˈlun/
- /bəˈluːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buh-loon]
- /bəˈlun/
Definitions of balloons word
- noun balloons a bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually brightly colored, inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas and used as a children's plaything or as a decoration. 1
- noun balloons a bag made of a light material, as silk or plastic, filled with heated air or a gas lighter than air, designed to rise and float in the atmosphere and often having a car or gondola attached below for carrying passengers or scientific instruments. 1
- noun balloons (in drawings, cartoons, etc.) a balloon-shaped outline enclosing words represented as issuing from the mouth of the speaker. 1
- noun balloons an ornamental ball at the top of a pillar, pier, or the like. 1
- noun balloons a large, globular wineglass. 1
- noun balloons Chemistry Now Rare. a round-bottomed flask. 1
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Origin of balloons
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Upper Italian ballone, equivalent to ball(a) (< Langobardic; see ball1) + -one augmentative suffix; or < Middle French ballon < Upper Italian
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Balloons
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
balloons popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
balloons usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for balloons
verb balloons
- lowers — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
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