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- [muh-roon]
- /məˈrun/
- /məˈruːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-roon]
- /məˈrun/
Definitions of maroon word
- adjective maroon dark brownish-red. 1
- adjective maroon Chiefly British. a loudly exploding firework consisting of a cardboard container filled with gunpowder. a similar firework used as a danger or warning signal, as by railway brakemen. 1
- verb with object maroon to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers. 1
- verb with object maroon to place in an isolated and often dangerous position: The rising floodwaters marooned us on top of the house. 1
- verb with object maroon to abandon and leave without aid or resources: Having lost all his money, he was marooned in the strange city. 1
- noun maroon (often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas. 1
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Origin of maroon
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < French marron literally, chestnut, Middle French < Upper Italian (Tuscan marrone), perhaps ultimately derivative of pre-Latin *marr- stone
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Parts of speech for Maroon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
maroon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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 maroon
verb maroon
- isolate — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
- strand — to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- beach — A beach is an area of sand or stones beside the sea.
- desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
noun maroon
- infrared — the part of the invisible spectrum that is contiguous to the red end of the visible spectrum and that comprises electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths from 800 nm to 1 mm.
- garnet — Henry Highland, 1815–82, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist.
- red — John, c1460–1529, English poet.
- refugee — a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
- fuchsia — a plant belonging to the genus Fuchsia, of the evening primrose family, including many varieties cultivated for their handsome drooping flowers.
Antonyms for maroon
verb maroon
- rescue — to free or deliver from confinement, violence, danger, or evil.
- care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- save — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
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