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never-never land

never-never land
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nev-er-nev-er land]
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nev-er-nev-er land]

Definitions of never-never land words

  • noun never-never land an unreal, imaginary, or ideal state, condition, place, etc. 1
  • noun never-never land any remote, isolated, barren, or sparsely settled region. 1
  • noun never-never land place existing only in fantasy 1
  • uncountable noun never-never land Never-never land is an imaginary place where everything is perfect and no-one has any problems. 0
  • noun never-never land an imaginary paradise or utopia 0
  • noun never-never land an unreal or unrealistic place or situation 0
See all 6 definitions of never-never land

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Origin of never-never land

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
1875-85 for def 2; reduplication of never

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Parts of speech for Never-never land

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Never-never land

never-never land popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for never-never land

noun never-never land

  • arcadia — a department of Greece, in the central Peloponnese. Capital: Tripolis. Pop: 91 326 (2001). Area: 4367 sq km (1686 sq miles)
  • cloud cuckoo land — an idealized, illusory domain of imagination; cloudland: the cloud-cuckoo-land of technicolor cartoon whimsy.
  • dreamland — a pleasant, lovely land that exists only in dreams or the imagination; the region of reverie.
  • fairyland — the imaginary realm of fairies.
  • land of nod — the mythical land of sleep.
All 7 Synonyms of never-never land

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