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down-home

down-home
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doun hohm]
    • /daʊn hoʊm/
    • /daʊn həʊm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doun hohm]
    • /daʊn hoʊm/

Definitions of down-home word

  • adjective down-home of, relating to, or exhibiting the simple, familiar, or folksy qualities associated with one's family or with rural areas, especially of the southern U.S.: down-home cooking; down-home hospitality. 1
  • adjective down-home simple, rural 1
  • adjective down-home Something that is down-home is associated with a simple, rural life, especially in the southern United States. 0
  • adjective down-home of, relating to, or reminiscent of rural life, esp in the southern US; unsophisticated 0
  • adjective down-home of, from, or associated with a rural, esp. Southern, area 0
  • adjective down-home having characteristics associated with rural people; simple, warm, direct, etc. 0

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Origin of down-home

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Down-home

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

down-home popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% 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.

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