Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [doom-fuh l]
- /ˈdum fəl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [doom-fuh l]
- /ˈdum fəl/
Definitions of doomful word
- adjective doomful foreshadowing doom; portentously direful; ominous. 1
- noun doomful Full of condemnation or destructive power. 1
- adjective doomful filled with or characterized by doom 0
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Origin of doomful
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; doom + -ful
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Parts of speech for Doomful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
doomful popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use 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 doomful
adj doomful
- decisive — If a fact, action, or event is decisive, it makes it certain that there will be a particular result.
- crucial — If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
- momentous — of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.
- acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
- apocalyptic — Apocalyptic means relating to the total destruction of something, especially of the world.
adjective doomful
- menacing — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- nasty — physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- unfavourable — Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
Antonyms for doomful
adj doomful
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- healthful — conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
- healthy — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
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