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- [kee-noht]
- /ˈkiˌnoʊt/
- /ˈkiː.nəʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kee-noht]
- /ˈkiˌnoʊt/
Definitions of keynote word
- noun keynote Music. the note or tone on which a key or system of tones is founded; the tonic. 1
- noun keynote the main idea or central principle of a speech, program, thought, action, etc. 1
- noun keynote the policy line to be followed, as by a party in a political campaign, that is set forth authoritatively in advance by an address or other formal announcement. 1
- noun keynote keynote address. 1
- verb with object keynote to announce the policy of (a political party, campaign, assembly, etc.); deliver a keynote address at: The governor will keynote the convention. 1
- verb with object keynote to serve as the keynote for. 1
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Origin of keynote
First appearance:
before 1755 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1755-65; key1 + note
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Parts of speech for Keynote
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
keynote popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% 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".
keynote usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for keynote
noun keynote
- kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- idea — any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- motive — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
- measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
adjective keynote
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- crucial — If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
- major — Clarence, born 1936, U.S. novelist and poet.
- essential — Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
- defining — decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life.
Antonyms for keynote
noun keynote
- outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- periphery — the external boundary of any surface or area.
- surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
adjective keynote
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
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