hangnail

hang·nail

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hang-neyl]
- /ˈhæŋˌneɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hang-neyl]
- /ˈhæŋˌneɪl/

Definitions of hangnail word

noun hangnail a small piece of partly detached skin at the side or base of the fingernail. 1
noun hangnail A piece of torn skin at the root of a fingernail. 1
noun hangnail torn skin around fingernail 1
noun hangnail a piece of skin torn away from, but still attached to, the base or side of a fingernail 0
noun hangnail a bit of torn skin hanging at the side or base of a fingernail 0

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Origin of hangnail

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English angenayle corn, Old English angnægl, equivalent to ang- (variant of enge narrow, painful; cognate with German eng, see anger) + nægl callus, nail; modern h- by association with hang

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Parts of speech for Hangnail

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hangnail

hangnail popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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