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- [goun]
- /gaʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goun]
- /gaʊn/
Definitions of gowned word
- noun gowned a woman's dress or robe, especially one that is full-length. 1
- noun gowned nightgown. 1
- noun gowned dressing gown. 1
- noun gowned evening gown. 1
- noun gowned a loose, flowing outer garment in any of various forms, worn by a man or woman as distinctive of office, profession, or status: an academic gown. 1
- noun gowned the student and teaching body in a university or college town. 1
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Origin of gowned
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English goune < Old French < Late Latin gunna fur or leather garment
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Parts of speech for Gowned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gowned popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
gowned usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gowned
verb gowned
- drape — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- dress up — of or for a dress or dresses.
- swaddle — to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
- swathe — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
- fit — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
noun gowned
- dressed — Simple past tense and past participle of dress.
- frocked — Simple past tense and past participle of frock.
- robed — a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- costumed — Simple past tense and past participle of costume.
- garbed — a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind: in the garb of a monk.
Antonyms for gowned
verb gowned
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- disrobe — Take off one's clothes.
- reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- unclothe — to strip of clothes.
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