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- [huhn]
- /hʌn/
- /hʌnz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhn]
- /hʌn/
Definitions of huns word
- noun huns a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d. 1
- noun huns (often lowercase) a barbarous, destructive person; vandal. 1
- noun huns Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II. 1
- noun huns The disparaging and offensive use of this term likens the Germans to the barbarous and warlike Huns of the 4th and 5th centuries. The source of the comparison was a speech by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1900, encouraging German soldiers bound for China to act toward the Chinese just like “the Huns a thousand years ago.” 1
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Origin of huns
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 1895-1900 for def 3; singular of Huns, Old English Hūnas; cognate with Old Norse Hūnar; akin to Late Latin Hunnī
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Parts of speech for Huns
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huns popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for huns
noun huns
- clod — A clod of earth is a large lump of earth.
- ruffian — a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully.
- monster — a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- philistine — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
- lout — an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
Antonyms for huns
noun huns
- humanitarian — having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
- sophisticate — a sophisticated person.
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