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cloud-cuckoo-land

cloud-cuck·oo-land
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kloud koo-koo, koo k-oo land]
    • /klaʊd ˈku ku, ˈkʊk u lænd/
    • /klaʊd ˈkʊk.uː lænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kloud koo-koo, koo k-oo land]
    • /klaʊd ˈku ku, ˈkʊk u lænd/

Definitions of cloud-cuckoo-land word

  • uncountable noun cloud-cuckoo-land If you say that someone is living in cloud-cuckoo-land, you are criticizing them because they think there are no problems and that things will happen exactly as they want them to, when this is obviously not the case. 3
  • noun cloud-cuckoo-land a realm of fantasy, dreams, or impractical notions 3
  • noun cloud-cuckoo-land a place or condition that is fanciful, lacking in reality, impractically utopian, etc. 3
  • noun cloud-cuckoo-land an idealized, illusory domain of imagination; cloudland: the cloud-cuckoo-land of technicolor cartoon whimsy. 1
  • noun cloud-cuckoo-land An imaginary place where silly or unrealistic people metaphorically reside. 0
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Origin of cloud-cuckoo-land

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
1815-25; translation of Greek Nephelokokkȳgía, the realm which separates the gods from mankind in Aristophanes' The Birds

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Parts of speech for Cloud-cuckoo-land

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cloud-cuckoo-land

cloud-cuckoo-land popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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