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- [proof]
- /pruf/
- /pruːf/
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- [proof]
- /pruf/
Definitions of proof word
- noun proof evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth. 1
- noun proof anything serving as such evidence: What proof do you have? 1
- noun proof the act of testing or making trial of anything; test; trial: to put a thing to the proof. 1
- noun proof the establishment of the truth of anything; demonstration. 1
- noun proof Law. (in judicial proceedings) evidence having probative weight. 1
- noun proof the effect of evidence in convincing the mind. 1
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Origin of proof
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English prove, prooff, prof, proufe, alteration (by association with the vowel of prove) of preove, proeve, prieve, pref < Middle French preve, proeve, prueve < Late Latin proba a test, akin to Latin probāre to test and find good; cf. pree
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Parts of speech for Proof
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
proof popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
proof usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for proof
noun proof
- accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- acid test — The acid test of something is an important aspect or result that it might have, which allows you to decide whether it is true or successful.
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- alibi — If you have an alibi, you can prove that you were somewhere else when a crime was committed.
- apriorism — the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience
adj proof
- easy going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- easy-going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- hard-hearted — unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.
- hermetically sealed — airtight
- insusceptible — not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
adjective proof
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- immune — protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation.
- impervious — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- watertight — constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water: The ship had six watertight compartments.
Antonyms for proof
noun proof
- apriorism — the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience
- apriority — the quality or fact of being a priori
- assumption — If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
- belief — Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good.
- big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
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