Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [verb dih-skahrd; noun dis-kahrd]
- /verb dɪˈskɑrd; noun ˈdɪs kɑrd/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [verb dih-skahrd; noun dis-kahrd]
- /verb dɪˈskɑrd; noun ˈdɪs kɑrd/
Definitions of discardable word
- verb with object discardable to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat. 1
- verb with object discardable Cards. to throw out (a card or cards) from one's hand. to play (a card, not a trump, of a different suit from that of the card led). 1
- verb without object discardable Cards. to discard a card or cards. 1
- noun discardable the act of discarding. 1
- noun discardable a person or thing that is cast out or rejected. 1
- noun discardable Cards. a card or cards discarded. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of discardable
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; dis-1 + card1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Discardable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
discardable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 71% 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.
discardable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with d
- Words starting with di
- Words starting with dis
- Words starting with disc
- Words starting with disca
- Words starting with discar
- Words starting with discard
- Words starting with discarda
- Words starting with discardab
- Words starting with discardabl
- Words starting with discardable