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household name

house·hold name
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hous-hohld, -ohld neym]
    • /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld neɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hous-hohld, -ohld neym]
    • /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld neɪm/

Definitions of household name words

  • noun household name a person or thing that is very well known 0
  • noun household name A brand name that is well known to the great majority of households. 0
  • noun household name A genericized trademark. 0
  • noun household name (Idiomatic) A very well-known public figure. 0

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Parts of speech for Household name

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

household name popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for household name

noun household name

  • someone — somebody
  • name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
  • celebrity — A celebrity is someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport.
  • luminary — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
  • notable — worthy of note or notice; noteworthy: a notable success; a notable theory.

Antonyms for household name

noun household name

  • nobody — a person of no importance, influence, or power.
  • unknown — not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.

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