prowest

prow

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prou]
- /praʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prou]
- /praʊ/

Definitions of prowest word

adjective prowest valiant. 1
noun prowest Benjamin, 1738–1820, U.S. painter, in England after 1763. 1
noun prowest Jerome Alan ("Jerry") born 1938, U.S. basketball player, coach, and executive. 1
noun prowest Mae, 1892?–1980, U.S. actress. 1
noun prowest Nathanael (Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein) 1902?–40, U.S. novelist. 1
noun prowest Paul, born 1930, U.S. poet, essayist, and novelist, born in England. 1

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Origin of prowest

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Old French prou < Vulgar Latin *prōdis. See proud

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Prowest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Prowest

prowest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 66% 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.

prowest usage trend in Literature

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