Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jil-yuh n]
- /ˈdʒɪl yən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [jil-yuh n]
- /ˈdʒɪl yən/
Definitions of jillion word
- noun jillion an indefinitely vast number; zillion. 1
- adjective jillion of or noting such a quantity: a jillion problems. 1
- noun jillion An extremely large number. 1
- noun jillion an extremely large number or amount 0
- noun jillion an indefinite but very large number 0
- noun jillion (Slang) (hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of). 0
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Origin of jillion
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; expressive formation based on million, billion, etc.
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Parts of speech for Jillion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jillion popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% 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.
jillion usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jillion
noun jillion
- heap — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
- abundance — An abundance of something is a large quantity of it.
- agglomeration — An agglomeration of things is a lot of different things gathered together, often in no particular order or arrangement.
- aggregation — the act or process of aggregating
- assemblage — An assemblage of people or things is a collection of them.
adjective jillion
- fluctuant — fluctuating; varying; unstable.
- unmeasurable — of undetermined or indefinitely great extent or amount; unlimited; measureless: the unmeasured heavens.
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- immeasurable — incapable of being measured; limitless: the immeasurable vastness of the universe.
- countless — Countless means very many.
Antonyms for jillion
noun jillion
- debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
- ditch — a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
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