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- [adjective round-uh-bout, round-uh-bout; noun round-uh-bout]
- /adjective ˌraʊnd əˈbaʊt, ˈraʊnd əˌbaʊt; noun ˈraʊnd əˌbaʊt/
- /ˈraʊnd.ə.baʊt/
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- [adjective round-uh-bout, round-uh-bout; noun round-uh-bout]
- /adjective ˌraʊnd əˈbaʊt, ˈraʊnd əˌbaʊt; noun ˈraʊnd əˌbaʊt/
Definitions of roundabout word
- adjective roundabout circuitous or indirect, as a road, journey, method, statement or person. 1
- adjective roundabout (of clothing) cut circularly at the bottom; having no tails, train, or the like. 1
- noun roundabout a short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century. 1
- noun roundabout British. a merry-go-round. 1
- noun roundabout a circuitous or indirect road, method, etc. 1
- noun roundabout Chiefly British. traffic circle. 1
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Origin of roundabout
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; round1 (adv.) + about
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Parts of speech for Roundabout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
roundabout popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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".
roundabout usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for roundabout
adj roundabout
- adjunctive — that constitutes an adjunct
- adjuvant — aiding or assisting
- agee — awry, crooked, or ajar
- ambagious — ambiguous
- anfractuous — characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
noun roundabout
- carousel — At an airport, a carousel is a moving surface from which passengers can collect their luggage.
- circumlocution — A circumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct.
- discursiveness — passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
- indirectness — not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
- long weekend — a weekend holiday extended by a day or days on either side
adverb roundabout
- around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
adjective roundabout
- detouring — Present participle of detour.
- discursive — passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
- episodic — Containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events.
- incurving — Present participle of incurve.
- indirect — not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
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