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- [rad]
- /ræd/
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- [rad]
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Definitions of rad word
- noun rad Informal. radical. 1
- adjective rad Slang. fine; wonderful. 1
- noun rad Radian(s). 1
- adjective rad radical: cool, way out 1
- noun Technical meaning of rad (programming) Rapid Application Development. 1
- noun rad a former unit of absorbed ionizing radiation dose equivalent to an energy absorption per unit mass of 0.01 joule per kilogram of irradiated material. 1 rad is equivalent to 0.01 gray 0
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Origin of rad
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; shortened form of radiation
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rad
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rad popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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".
rad usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rad
adjective rad
- amazing — You say that something is amazing when it is very surprising and makes you feel pleasure, approval, or wonder.
- wonderful — excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
- astounding — If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
- awesome — An awesome person or thing is very impressive and often frightening.
Antonyms for rad
adjective rad
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- believable — Something that is believable makes you think that it could be true or real.
- credible — Credible means able to be trusted or believed.
- expected — Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
- inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
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