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- [bair]
- /bɛər/
- /beər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bair]
- /bɛər/
Definitions of barest word
- adjective barest without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs. 1
- adjective barest without the usual furnishings, contents, etc.: bare walls. 1
- adjective barest open to view; unconcealed; undisguised: his bare dislike of neckties. 1
- adjective barest unadorned; bald; plain: the bare facts. 1
- adjective barest (of cloth) napless or threadbare. 1
- adjective barest scarcely or just sufficient; mere: the bare necessities of life. 1
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Origin of barest
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 Barest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
barest 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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