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- [nat]
- /næt/
- /næt/
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- [nat]
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Definitions of gnat word
- noun gnat any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae. 1
- noun gnat British. mosquito. 1
- idioms gnat strain at a gnat and swallow a camel, to fuss about trifles while ignoring more serious matters. 1
- noun gnat A small two-winged fly that resembles a mosquito. Gnats include both biting and nonbiting forms, and they typically form large swarms. 1
- noun gnat insect: small fly 1
- noun Definition of gnat in Technology (language, tool) An Ada compiler written in Ada using the gcc code generator to allow easy porting to a variety of platforms. Gnat is the only Ada compiler that completely implements the Ada standard, including all the annexes. The compiler is released under the GNU license and is currently maintained by Ada Core Technologies (ACT). 1
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Origin of gnat
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English gnæt(t); cognate with German (dial.) Gnatze
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Parts of speech for Gnat
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gnat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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".
gnat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gnat
noun gnat
- pest — a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube (Buda and Obuda) and one on the E bank (Pest)
- vermin — noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
- louse — any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- ant — Ants are small crawling insects that live in large groups.
- flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
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