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- [huhngk]
- /hʌŋk/
- /hʌŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhngk]
- /hʌŋk/
Definitions of hunk word
- noun hunk a large piece or lump; chunk. 1
- noun hunk Slang. a handsome man with a well-developed physique. a large or fat person. 1
- noun hunk A large piece of something, especially one of food cut or broken off a larger piece. 1
- noun hunk large piece 1
- noun hunk well-built man 1
- countable noun hunk A hunk of something is a large piece of it. 0
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Origin of hunk
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15, hunk is from the Dutch dialect word hunke
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Parts of speech for Hunk
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hunk popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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".
hunk usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hunk
noun hunk
- wedge — a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Compare machine (def 3b).
- slice — a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
- morsel — a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- lump — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- gob — the mouth.
adjective hunk
- well-built — simple past tense and past participle of build.
- stallion — an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- manful — having or showing boldness, courage, or strength; resolute.
- massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
Antonyms for hunk
noun hunk
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
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