fancywork

fan·cy·work

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fan-see-wurk]
- /ˈfæn siˌwɜrk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fan-see-wurk]
- /ˈfæn siˌwɜrk/

Definitions of fancywork word

noun fancywork ornamental needlework. 1
noun fancywork Ornamental needlework, crochet, or knitting, as opposed to plain or purely functional stitches. 1
noun fancywork any ornamental needlework, such as embroidery or crochet 0
noun fancywork embroidery, crocheting, and other ornamental needlework 0

See all 4 definitions of fancywork

Information block about the term

Origin of fancywork

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10; fancy + work

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Fancywork

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fancywork

fancywork popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% 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.

fancywork usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer