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- [man-yuh-fak-tuh-ree]
- /ˌmæn yəˈfæk tə ri/
- /ˌmænjəˈfæktəri/
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- [man-yuh-fak-tuh-ree]
- /ˌmæn yəˈfæk tə ri/
Definitions of manufactory word
- noun plural manufactory a factory. 1
- noun manufactory factory (sense 1) 0
- noun manufactory A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry. 0
- noun manufactory A plant where something is manufactured; a factory. 0
- adjective manufactory (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Relating to manufacture. 0
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Origin of manufactory
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; obsolete manufact handmade (< Late Latin manūfact(us); see manus, fact) + -ory2
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Parts of speech for Manufactory
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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manufactory popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
manufactory usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for manufactory
noun manufactory
- shop — a retail store, especially a small one.
- firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- cooperative — A cooperative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits.
- industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- workshop — a room, group of rooms, or building in which work, especially mechanical work, is carried on.
Antonyms for manufactory
noun manufactory
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- indolence — the quality or state of being indolent.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
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