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hideosity

hid·e·ous
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hid-ee-uh s]
    • /ˈhɪd i əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hid-ee-uh s]
    • /ˈhɪd i əs/

Definitions of hideosity word

  • adjective hideosity horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster. 1
  • adjective hideosity shocking or revolting to the moral sense: a hideous crime. 1
  • adjective hideosity distressing; appalling: the hideous expense of moving one's home to another city. 1
  • noun hideosity (uncountable) The state or condition of being hideous; extreme ugliness. 1

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Origin of hideosity

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English hidous < Old French hisdos, equivalent to hisde horror, fright (perhaps < Old High German *egisida, akin to egisôn, agison to frighten) + -os -ous; suffix later assimilated to -eous

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Parts of speech for Hideosity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hideosity popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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