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- [pahy-nee]
- /ˈpaɪ ni/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahy-nee]
- /ˈpaɪ ni/
Definitions of piney word
- adjective piney abounding in or covered with pine trees: piny hillsides. 1
- adjective piney pertaining to or suggestive of pine trees: a piny fragrance. 1
- adjective piney of, relating to, having or consisting of, pine trees or pine 0
- adjective piney having a scent like pine 0
- adjective piney abounding in pines 0
- adjective piney of or like pines; esp., having the odor of pines 0
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Origin of piney
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; pine1 + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Piney
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piney popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% 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".
piney usage trend in Literature
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