pompadour

pom·pa·dour

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pom-puh-dawr, -dohr, -doo r]
- /ˈpɒm pəˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, -ˌdʊər/
- /ˈpɒm.pə.dɔːr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pom-puh-dawr, -dohr, -doo r]
- /ˈpɒm pəˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, -ˌdʊər/

Definitions of pompadour word

noun pompadour Marquise de (Jeanne Antoinette Poisson Le Normant d'Étioles) 1721–64, mistress of Louis XV of France. 1
noun pompadour an early 18th-century hairstyle for women, having the front hair arranged over a pad to give it greater height and bulk 0
noun pompadour Marquise de, title of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson. 1721–64, mistress of Louis XV of France (1745–64), whom she greatly influenced 0
noun pompadour Marquise de(born Jeanne Antoinette Poisson) 1721-64; mistress of Louis XV 0
noun pompadour a woman's hairdo in which the hair is swept up high from the forehead, usually over a roll 0
noun pompadour a man's hairdo in which the hair is brushed up high from the forehead 0

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Origin of pompadour

First appearance:

before 1745

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1745-55; named after the Marquise de Pompadour

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Parts of speech for Pompadour

noun

adjective

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adverb

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determiner

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pompadour popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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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Synonyms for pompadour

noun pompadour

buzz cut — A buzz cut is hairstyle in which the hair is cut very close to the head.
feather cut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
haircut — an act or instance of cutting the hair.
bangs — Bangs are hair that is cut so that it hangs over your forehead.

All 4 Synonyms of pompadour