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- [dou-ree]
- /ˈdaʊ ri/
- /ˈdaʊ.ri/
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- [dou-ree]
- /ˈdaʊ ri/
Definitions of dowry word
- noun plural dowry Also, dower. the money, goods, or estate that a wife brings to her husband at marriage. 0
- noun plural dowry Archaic. a widow's dower. 0
- noun dowry Property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage. 0
- noun dowry bride's money, goods 0
- noun plural dowry a natural gift, endowment, talent, etc. -1
- countable noun dowry A woman's dowry is the money and goods which, in some cultures, her family gives to the man that she marries. 0
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Origin of dowry
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English dowerie < Anglo-French douarie < Medieval Latin dōtārium. See dot2, -ary
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Parts of speech for Dowry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dowry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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.
dowry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dowry
noun dowry
- outlook — the view or prospect from a particular place.
- precedence — act or fact of preceding.
- rank — Otto [awt-oh] /ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1884–1939, Austrian psychoanalyst.
- sphere — Geometry. a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 . the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
- standing — rank or status, especially with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc.: He had little standing in the community.
Antonyms for dowry
noun dowry
- poorness — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- poverty — the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Synonyms: privation, neediness, destitution, indigence, pauperism, penury. Antonyms: riches, wealth, plenty.
- debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
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