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barest

bare
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bair]
    • /bɛər/
    • /beər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.

barest usage trend in Literature

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