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- [gawd]
- /gɔd/
- /ɡɔːd/
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- [gawd]
- /gɔd/
Definitions of gaud word
- noun gaud a showy ornament or trinket. 1
- noun gaud A showy and purely ornamental thing. 1
- noun gaud an article of cheap finery; trinket; bauble 0
- noun gaud a cheap, showy trinket 0
- noun gaud a cheap showy trinket. 0
- noun gaud (Obsolete (No longer in use)) trick; jest; sport. 0
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Origin of gaud
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English, perhaps < Anglo-French, noun use of gaudir to rejoice < Latin gaudēre to enjoy
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Parts of speech for Gaud
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gaud popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gaud
noun gaud
- bauble — A bauble is a small, cheap ornament or piece of jewellery.
- curio — A curio is an object such as a small ornament which is unusual and fairly rare.
- curiosity — Curiosity is a desire to know about something.
- gewgaw — something gaudy and useless; trinket; bauble.
- gimcrack — a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw.
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