Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [hid-ee-uh s]
- /ˈhɪd i əs/
- /ˈhɪd.i.əs/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [hid-ee-uh s]
- /ˈhɪd i əs/
Definitions of hideous word
- adjective hideous horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster. 1
- adjective hideous shocking or revolting to the moral sense: a hideous crime. 1
- adjective hideous distressing; appalling: the hideous expense of moving one's home to another city. 1
- noun hideous Ugly or disgusting to look at. 1
- adjective hideous person 1
- adjective hideous object 1
Information block about the term
Origin of hideous
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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hideous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hideous 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.
hideous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hideous
adj hideous
- macabre — gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.
- ghastly — shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.
- horrendous — shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
- abominable — Something that is abominable is very unpleasant or bad.
- dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
Antonyms for hideous
adj hideous
- delightful — If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- wonderful — excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.
- lovable — of such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing.
Top questions with hideous
- what does hideous mean?
- one of those hideous books where the mother dies?
- one of the hideous books where the mother dies?
- how do you spell hideous?
- what is hideous?
- why am i so hideous?
- how to spell hideous?
- how to draw a hideous zippleback?
- what is the definition of hideous?
- what does the word hideous mean?
- how to train your dragon hideous zippleback?
- what is hideous means?
- what is the meaning of hideous?
- one of those hideous books where the mother dies summary?
- one of those hideous books where the mother dies reviews?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with h
- Words starting with hi
- Words starting with hid
- Words starting with hide
- Words starting with hideo
- Words starting with hideou
- Words starting with hideous