chequered

check·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [chek-er]
- /ˈtʃɛk ər/
- /ˈtʃek.əd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chek-er]
- /ˈtʃɛk ər/

Definitions of chequered word

adjective chequered If a person or organization has had a chequered career or history, they have had a varied past with both good and bad periods. 3
adjective chequered Something that is chequered has a pattern with squares of two or more different colours. 3
adjective chequered marked by fluctuations of fortune (esp in the phrase a chequered career) 3
noun chequered a small, usually red or black disk of plastic or wood, used in playing checkers. 1
noun chequered checkers. Also called, British, draughts. (used with a singular verb) a game played by two persons, each with 12 playing pieces, on a checkerboard. (in a regenerative furnace) loosely stacked brickwork through which furnace gases and incoming air are passed in turn, so that the heat of the exhaust is absorbed and later transferred to the incoming air. 1
noun chequered a checkered pattern. 1

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Origin of chequered

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English checker chessboard < Anglo-French escheker (by aphesis), equivalent to eschec check1 + -er -er2

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Parts of speech for Chequered

noun

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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chequered popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for chequered

adjective chequered

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.

All 22 Synonyms of chequered