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- [nee-an-der-thawl, -tawl, -tahl; ney-ahn-der-tahl]
- /niˈæn dərˌθɔl, -ˌtɔl, -ˌtɑl; neɪˈɑn dərˌtɑl/
- /niːˈæn.dəˌtɑːl/
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- [nee-an-der-thawl, -tawl, -tahl; ney-ahn-der-tahl]
- /niˈæn dərˌθɔl, -ˌtɔl, -ˌtɑl; neɪˈɑn dərˌtɑl/
Definitions of neanderthal word
- adjective neanderthal of or relating to Neanderthal man. 1
- adjective neanderthal (often lowercase) Informal. primitive, unenlightened, or reactionary; culturally or intellectually backward. 1
- noun neanderthal Neanderthal man. 1
- noun neanderthal (often lowercase) Informal. an unenlightened or ignorant person; barbarian. a reactionary; a person with very old-fashioned ideas. 1
- noun neanderthal Primitive, old-fashioned, opposed to change (in allusion to the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis). 1
- noun neanderthal prehistoric human 1
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Origin of neanderthal
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; after Neanderthal, valley in Germany, near Düsseldorf, where evidence of Neanderthal man was first found
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Parts of speech for Neanderthal
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neanderthal popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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".
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