fondus

fon·du

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fon-doo, -dyoo, fon-doo, -dyoo for 1; French fawn-dy for 1, 2]
- /fɒnˈdu, -ˈdyu, ˈfɒn du, -dyu for 1; French fɔ̃ˈdü for 1, 2 /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fon-doo, -dyoo, fon-doo, -dyoo for 1; French fawn-dy for 1, 2]
- /fɒnˈdu, -ˈdyu, ˈfɒn du, -dyu for 1; French fɔ̃ˈdü for 1, 2 /

Definitions of fondus word

adjective fondus fondue (def 4). 1
noun plural fondus Ballet. a slow bending of the supporting leg. 1

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Origin of fondus

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; < French, past participle of fondre to melt, found3

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Parts of speech for Fondus

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fondus

fondus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% 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.

fondus usage trend in Literature

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