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- [ban-shee, ban-shee]
- /ˈbæn ʃi, bænˈʃi/
- /ˈbæn.ʃiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ban-shee, ban-shee]
- /ˈbæn ʃi, bænˈʃi/
Definitions of banshee word
- countable noun banshee In Irish folk stories, a banshee is a female spirit who warns you by her long, sad cry that someone in your family is going to die. 3
- noun banshee (in Irish folklore) a female spirit whose wailing warns of impending death 3
- noun banshee a female spirit believed to wail outside a house as a warning that a death will occur soon in the family 3
- noun banshee (in Irish folklore) a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to or is heard by members of a family as a sign that one of them is about to die. 1
- noun banshee (in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of an impending death in a house. 1
- noun banshee Gaelic mythology: female spirit 1
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Origin of banshee
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75; < Irish bean sīdhe woman of a fairy mound; see sídh
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Parts of speech for Banshee
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
banshee popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% 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".
banshee usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for banshee
noun banshee
- phantom — an apparition or specter.
- devil — In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit.
- demon — A demon is an evil spirit.
- soul — the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- shadow — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
Antonyms for banshee
noun banshee
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- god — the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- angel — Angels are spiritual beings that some people believe are God's servants in heaven.
- being — Being is the present participle of be1.
- brightness — the condition of being bright
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