riddance

rid·dance

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rid-ns]
- /ˈrɪd ns/
- /ˈrɪd.əns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rid-ns]
- /ˈrɪd ns/

Definitions of riddance word

noun riddance the act or fact of clearing away or out, as anything undesirable. 1
noun riddance relief or deliverance from something. 1
idioms riddance good riddance, a welcome relief or deliverance from something: He's gone, and good riddance! 1
noun riddance banishing sth unwanted 1
noun riddance freedom from sth unwanted 1
noun riddance the act of getting rid of something undesirable or unpleasant; deliverance or removal (esp in the phrase good riddance) 0

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Origin of riddance

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1525-35; rid1 + -ance

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Parts of speech for Riddance

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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riddance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% 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 riddance

noun riddance

bum's rush — forcible ejection, as from a gathering
bum-rush — to force one's way into; crash: to bum-rush a rap concert.
disposal — availability for use
heave ho — an act or effort of heaving.
heave-ho — an act of rejection, dismissal, or forcible ejection: The bartender gave the noisy drunk the old heave-ho.

All 9 Synonyms of riddance