couthie

couth·ie

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koo-thee]
- /ˈku θi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koo-thee]
- /ˈku θi/

Definitions of couthie word

adjective couthie sociable; friendly; congenial 3
adjective couthie comfortable; snug 3
adjective couthie plain; homely; unsophisticated 3
adjective couthie agreeable; genial; kindly. 1
noun couthie (Scotland) Friendly, agreeable, pleasant. 1

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Origin of couthie

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

1715-25; couth2 + -ie, spelling variant of -y1

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Parts of speech for Couthie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Couthie

couthie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% 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".

couthie usage trend in Literature

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