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- [beyn]
- /beɪn/
- /beɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beyn]
- /beɪn/
Definitions of banes word
- noun banes a person or thing that ruins or spoils: Gambling was the bane of his existence. 1
- noun banes a deadly poison (often used in combination, as in the names of poisonous plants): wolfsbane; henbane. 1
- noun banes death; destruction; ruin. 1
- noun banes Obsolete. that which causes death or destroys life: entrapped and drowned beneath the watery bane. 1
- noun banes Plural form of bane. 1
- noun banes plural of bane. 0
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Origin of banes
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English bana slayer; cognate with Old Norse bani death, murderer, Old Frisian bona murder, Old Saxon bano murderer, Old High German bano slayer, bana death; akin to Old English benn, Gothic banja wound
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Parts of speech for Banes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
banes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
banes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for banes
noun banes
- curses — an expression of disappointment or dismay
- annoyances — Plural form of annoyance.
- afflictions — Plural form of affliction.
- calamities — a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
- ruins — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
Antonyms for banes
noun banes
- advantages — A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.
- aids — AIDS is a disease which destroys the natural system of protection that the body has against other diseases. AIDS is an abbreviation for 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'.
- benefits — The benefits of a life or medical insurance policy are the money that it pays out.
- cheers — a drinking toast
- healths — the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.