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down-at-heel

down-at-heel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doun at heel]
    • /daʊn æt hil/
    • /daʊn ət hiːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doun at heel]
    • /daʊn æt hil/

Definitions of down-at-heel word

  • adjective down-at-heel of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk. 1
  • noun down-at-heel the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle. 1
  • noun down-at-heel an analogous part in other vertebrates. 1
  • noun down-at-heel either hind foot or hoof of some animals, as the horse. 1
  • noun down-at-heel the foot as a whole: He was hung by the heels. 1
  • noun down-at-heel the part of a stocking, shoe, or the like covering the back part of the wearer's foot. 1

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Origin of down-at-heel

First appearance:

before 1695
One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Down-at-heel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

down-at-heel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for down-at-heel

adj down-at-heel

  • miserable — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
  • vulgar — characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
  • humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
  • limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
  • plebeian — belonging or pertaining to the common people.

Antonyms for down-at-heel

adj down-at-heel

  • unrestricted — confined; limited.
  • aristocratic — Aristocratic means belonging to or typical of the aristocracy.
  • honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
  • moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
  • abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.

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