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- [bair]
- /bɛər/
- /beər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bair]
- /bɛər/
Definitions of barer word
- adjective barer without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs. 1
- adjective barer without the usual furnishings, contents, etc.: bare walls. 1
- adjective barer open to view; unconcealed; undisguised: his bare dislike of neckties. 1
- adjective barer unadorned; bald; plain: the bare facts. 1
- adjective barer (of cloth) napless or threadbare. 1
- adjective barer scarcely or just sufficient; mere: the bare necessities of life. 1
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Origin of barer
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English bær; cognate with Old Frisian ber, Dutch baar, Old Saxon, Old High German, German bar, Old Norse berr, Lithuanian bãsas barefoot, Russian bos; akin to Armenian bok naked
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Parts of speech for Barer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
barer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.