Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fal-oh]
- /ˈfæl oʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fal-oh]
- /ˈfæl oʊ/
Definitions of fallowness word
- adjective fallowness (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated. 1
- adjective fallowness not in use; inactive: My creative energies have lain fallow this year. 1
- noun fallowness land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has been left unseeded for one or more growing seasons. 1
- verb with object fallowness to make (land) fallow for agricultural purposes. 1
- noun fallowness The state or quality of being fallow. 1
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Origin of fallowness
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English falwe; compare Old English fealga, plural of *fealh, as gloss of Medieval Latin occas harrows
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Parts of speech for Fallowness
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fallowness 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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