rose-water

rose-wa·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [roh-zey waw-ter, wot-er]
- /roʊˈzeɪ ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/
- /rəʊz ˈwɔːtə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roh-zey waw-ter, wot-er]
- /roʊˈzeɪ ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/

Definitions of rose-water word

adjective rose-water having the aroma or fragrance of rose water. 1
adjective rose-water affectedly delicate, nice, or fine; sentimental: a Victorian novelist with a genteel, rose-water style. 1
noun rose-water water tinctured with the essential oil of roses, used as a perfume. 1
noun rose-water scented water used as a perfume and in cooking, made by the distillation of rose petals or by impregnation with oil of roses 0
noun rose-water (as modifier) 0
noun rose-water elegant or delicate, esp excessively so 0

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Origin of rose-water

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1655-65

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Parts of speech for Rose-water

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rose-water

rose-water popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% 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.