Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [jimp]
- /dʒɪmp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [jimp]
- /dʒɪmp/
Definitions of gimper word
- adjective gimper slender; trim; delicate. 1
- adjective gimper scant; barely sufficient. 0
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Origin of gimper
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1500-10; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gimper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gimper popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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gimper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gimper
adj gimper
- damaged — injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
- harmed — physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm.
- deformed — disfigured or misshapen
- handicapped — Sometimes Offensive. physically or mentally disabled.
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
Antonyms for gimper
adj gimper
- ok — all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
- working — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- capable — If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
- healthy — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
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