frenches

French

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [french]
- /frɛntʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [french]
- /frɛntʃ/

Definitions of frenches word

adjective frenches of, relating to, or characteristic of France, its inhabitants, or their language, culture, etc.: French cooking. 1
noun frenches Alice ("Octave Thanet") 1850–1934, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. 1
noun frenches Daniel Chester, 1850–1931, U.S. sculptor. 1
noun frenches Sir John Denton Pinkstone [den-tn pingk-stohn,, -stuh n] /ˈdɛn tn ˈpɪŋk stoʊn,, -stən/ (Show IPA), 1st Earl of Ypres, 1852–1925, English field marshal in World War I. 1
noun frenches Marilyn, 1929–2009, U.S. novelist and nonfiction writer. 1
verb with object frenches (often lowercase) to prepare (food) according to a French method. 1

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Origin of frenches

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

before 1150; Middle English Frensh, French, Old English Frenc(sc). See Frank, -ish1

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Parts of speech for Frenches

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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frenches popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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".

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Synonyms for frenches

verb frenches

blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
graze — to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
greet — to lament; bewail.
smack — Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.
brush — A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.

noun frenches

insular — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
catalan — Something that is Catalan belongs or relates to Catalonia, its people, or its language. Catalonia is a region of Spain.
continental — Continental means situated on or belonging to the continent of Europe except for Britain.
italian — of or relating to Italy, its people, or their language.
latin — an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.

All 26 Synonyms of frenches