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boutonniere

bou·ton·niere
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boot-n-eer, boo-tuh n-yair]
    • /ˌbut nˈɪər, ˌbu tənˈyɛər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boot-n-eer, boo-tuh n-yair]
    • /ˌbut nˈɪər, ˌbu tənˈyɛər/

Definitions of boutonniere word

  • noun boutonniere a flower or flowers worn in a buttonhole, as of a lapel 3
  • noun boutonniere a flower or small bouquet worn, usually by a man, in the buttonhole of a lapel. 1
  • noun boutonniere A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket. 0

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Origin of boutonniere

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < French boutonnière buttonhole (bouton button + -ière suffix for things that facilitate the use of that denoted by the stem < Latin -āria -ary

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Parts of speech for Boutonniere

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

boutonniere popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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".

boutonniere usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for boutonniere

noun boutonniere

  • pot — a deep hole; pit.
  • wreath — a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
  • garland — Hamlin [ham-lin] /ˈhæm lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1860–1940, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.
  • vase — a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
  • nosegay — a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy.

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