0%

palmary

pal·ma·ry
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pal-muh-ree, pahl-, pah-muh-]
    • /ˈpæl mə ri, ˈpɑl-, ˈpɑ mə-/
    • /ˈpæl.mə.rɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pal-muh-ree, pahl-, pah-muh-]
    • /ˈpæl mə ri, ˈpɑl-, ˈpɑ mə-/

Definitions of palmary word

  • adjective palmary having or deserving to have the palm of victory or success; praiseworthy: a palmary achievement. 1
  • adjective palmary worthy of praise 0
  • adjective palmary bearing or worthy to bear the palm; preeminent; victorious 0

Information block about the term

Origin of palmary

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60, palmary is from the Latin word palmārius of, deserving a palm. See palm2, -ary

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Palmary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

palmary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

palmary usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for palmary

adj palmary

  • creditable — A creditable performance or achievement is of a reasonably high standard.
  • namer — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.

adjective palmary

  • estimable — Worthy of great respect.
  • meritable — Deserving of reward.
  • name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.

Antonyms for palmary

adjective palmary

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?