Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [kuh m-poh-nee]
- /kəmˈpoʊ ni/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [kuh m-poh-nee]
- /kəmˈpoʊ ni/
Definitions of compony word
- adjective compony made up of alternating metal and colour, colour and fur, or fur and metal 3
- adjective compony composed of a single row of squares, metal and color alternating; gobony. 1
- noun compony Divided into a single row of squares in alternating tinctures. 1
- adjective compony (heraldry, postpositive) Divided into a line of squares of alternating tinctures. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of compony
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; < Middle French compone, nasalized variant of copone, equivalent to copon coupon + -e -ee
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Compony
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
compony popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% 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.
compony usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with co
- Words starting with com
- Words starting with comp
- Words starting with compo
- Words starting with compon
- Words starting with compony