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- [chek-erd]
- /ˈtʃɛk ərd/
- /ˈtʃek.əd/
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- [chek-erd]
- /ˈtʃɛk ərd/
Definitions of checkered word
- adjective checkered having a pattern of squares 3
- adjective checkered varied by the use of color and shading 3
- adjective checkered marked by diversified features or by varied events, some unpleasant 3
- adjective checkered marked by numerous and various shifts or changes; variegated: a checkered career. 1
- adjective checkered marked by dubious episodes; suspect in character or quality: a checkered past. 1
- adjective checkered marked with squares: a checkered fabric. 1
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Origin of checkered
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English. See checker1, -ed2
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Parts of speech for Checkered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
checkered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
checkered usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for checkered
adj checkered
- motley — exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd. Synonyms: heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent. Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.
- spotted — Radio, Television. pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast. broadcast between announced programs.
- diversified — distinguished by various forms or by a variety of objects: diversified activity.
- variegated — varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors.
- mutable — liable or subject to change or alteration.
adjective checkered
- uneven — not level or flat; rough; rugged: The wheels bumped and jolted over the uneven surface.
- inconsistent — lacking in harmony between the different parts or elements; self-contradictory: an inconsistent story.
- variable — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- changeable — Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
- volatile — evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
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