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furmity

fru·men·ty
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [froo-muh n-tee]
    • /ˈfru mən ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [froo-muh n-tee]
    • /ˈfru mən ti/

Definitions of furmity word

  • noun furmity a dish of hulled wheat boiled in milk and seasoned with sugar, cinnamon, and raisins. 1
  • noun furmity Alternative form of frumenty. 1

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Origin of furmity

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English frumentee < Old French, equivalent to frument grain (< Latin frūmentum) + -ee -y3

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Parts of speech for Furmity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

furmity popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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.

furmity usage trend in Literature

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