germless

germ

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jurm]
- /dʒɜrm/
- /ˈʤɜːmləs /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jurm]
- /dʒɜrm/

Definitions of germless word

noun germless a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe. 1
noun germless a bud, offshoot, or seed. 1
noun germless the rudiment of a living organism; an embryo in its early stages. 1
noun germless the initial stage in development or evolution, as a germ cell or ancestral form. 1
noun germless something that serves as a source or initial stage for subsequent development: the germ of an idea. 1
adjective germless Pathology. of, relating to, or caused by disease-producing germs. 1

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Origin of germless

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English < Middle French germe < Latin germen shoot, sprout, by dissimilation from *genmen, equivalent to gen- (see genitor, genus) + -men resultative noun suffix)

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Parts of speech for Germless

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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germless popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Antonyms for germless

adjective germless

miasmic — noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
infective — infectious.
transmittable — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
infectious — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.

All 4 Antonyms of germless