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- US Pronunciation
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- [bloo-nohz]
- /ˈbluˌnoʊz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bloo-nohz]
- /ˈbluˌnoʊz/
Definitions of bluenose word
- noun bluenose a puritanical or prudish person 3
- noun bluenose a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia 3
- noun bluenose a puritanical person who tries to impose a strict moral code on others 3
- noun bluenose a Nova Scotian 3
- noun bluenose a puritanical person; prude. 1
- noun bluenose (initial capital letter). Also, Blue Nose. Canadian. an inhabitant of the Maritime Provinces, especially of Nova Scotia. 1
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Origin of bluenose
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
1780-85 (def 2, 3); 1925-30, Americanism (def 1); blue + nose; (def 1) cf. blue law, etc.; (def 2, 3) originally a derisive name for a person residing in Nova Scotia before the Loyalists' arrival; allegedly so called from a variety of potato with a bluish tip, though there is no certain evidence for this or any of various other explanations of the name
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Parts of speech for Bluenose
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bluenose popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bluenose usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bluenose
adj bluenose
- demure — If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure, you mean they are quiet and rather shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly.
- spruce — any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- tidy — neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress: a tidy room; a tidy person.
- correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- victorian — of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets.
Antonyms for bluenose
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