Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [floo]
- /flu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [floo]
- /flu/
Definitions of flus word
- noun flus influenza. 1
- noun flus a specific variety of influenza, usually named for its point of dissemination or its animal vector: Hong Kong flu; swine flu. 1
- noun flus Plural form of flu. 1
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Origin of flus
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; shortened form
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flus
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flus popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flus usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flus
noun flus
- malady — any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- illness — unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- syndrome — Pathology, Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.
- disease — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- ache — If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
Antonyms for flus
noun flus
- health — the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- soundness — free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.
- boon — You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
Top questions with flus
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