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- [kroh-nee]
- /ˈkroʊ ni/
- /ˈkrəʊ.ni/
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- [kroh-nee]
- /ˈkroʊ ni/
Definitions of crony word
- countable noun crony You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies, especially when you disapprove of them. 3
- noun crony a friend or companion 3
- noun crony a close companion 3
- noun plural crony a close friend or companion; chum. 1
- noun crony A close friend or companion. 1
- noun crony friend, associate 1
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Origin of crony
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; alleged to be university slang; perhaps < Greek chrónios for a long time, long-continued, derivative of chrónos time; cf. chrono-
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Parts of speech for Crony
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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crony 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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crony
noun crony
- colleague — Your colleagues are the people you work with, especially in a professional job.
- comrade — Your comrades are your friends, especially friends that you share a difficult or dangerous situation with.
- acquaintance — An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.
- buddy — A buddy is a close friend, usually a male friend of a man.
- associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
Antonyms for crony
noun crony
- antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
- opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
- foe — a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.
- stranger — French L'Étranger. a novel (1942) by Albert Camus.
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