knitwear

knit·wear

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nit-wair]
- /ˈnɪtˌwɛər/
- /ˈnɪt.weər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nit-wair]
- /ˈnɪtˌwɛər/

Definitions of knitwear word

noun knitwear clothing made of knitted fabric. 1
noun knitwear Knitted garments. 1
noun knitwear knitted clothing 1
uncountable noun knitwear Knitwear is clothing that has been knitted. 0
noun knitwear knitted clothes, esp sweaters 0
noun knitwear clothing made by knitting 0

See all 6 definitions of knitwear

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Origin of knitwear

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; knit + wear

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Parts of speech for Knitwear

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Knitwear

knitwear popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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knitwear usage trend in Literature

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