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- [hous-hohld, -ohld]
- /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld/
- /ˈhaʊshəʊld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hous-hohld, -ohld]
- /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld/
Definitions of household word
- noun household the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants. 1
- adjective household of or relating to a household: household furniture. 1
- adjective household for use in maintaining a home, especially for use in cooking, cleaning, laundering, repairing, etc., in the home: a household bleach. 1
- adjective household common or usual; ordinary. 1
- noun household A house and its occupants regarded as a unit. 1
- adjective household of a household 1
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Origin of household
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, household is from the Middle English word houshold. See house, hold1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Household
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
household popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".
household usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for household
adj household
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- home — Lord, Douglas-Home.
- family — the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family.
- plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- homely — lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.
noun household
- house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- folks — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
- menage — a domestic establishment; household.
- menage — a domestic establishment; household.
- family circle — the closely related members of a family as a group.
Antonyms for household
adj household
- abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- special — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- uncommon — not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word.
- different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
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