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- [hahyd-bound]
- /ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd/
- /ˈhaɪd.baʊnd/
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- [hahyd-bound]
- /ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd/
Definitions of hidebound word
- adjective hidebound narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant. 1
- adjective hidebound oriented toward or confined to the past; extremely conservative: a hidebound philosopher. 1
- adjective hidebound (of a horse, cow, etc.) having the back and ribs bound tightly by the hide. 1
- noun hidebound Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention. 1
- adjective hidebound If you describe someone or something as hidebound, you are criticizing them for having old-fashioned ideas or ways of doing things and being unwilling or unlikely to change. 0
- adjective hidebound restricted by petty rules, a conservative attitude, etc 0
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Origin of hidebound
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60; hide2 + -bound1
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Parts of speech for Hidebound
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hidebound popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% 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".
hidebound usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hidebound
adj hidebound
- antipathetic — having or arousing a strong aversion
- averse — If you say that you are not averse to something, you mean that you quite like it or quite want to do it.
- biased — If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased.
- bigoted — Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong.
- communist — A communist is someone who believes in communism.
adjective hidebound
- narrow-minded — having or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased.
- prejudiced — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- conventional — Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- reactionary — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
Antonyms for hidebound
adjective hidebound
- broad-minded — If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which other people consider immoral.
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