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seaside

sea·side
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [see-sahyd]
    • /ˈsiˌsaɪd/
    • /ˈsiːˈsaɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [see-sahyd]
    • /ˈsiˌsaɪd/

Definitions of seaside word

  • noun seaside a city in W California, on Monterey Bay. 1
  • adjective seaside situated on or pertaining to the seaside. 1
  • singular noun seaside You can refer to an area that is close to the sea, especially one where people go for their holidays, as the seaside. 0
  • noun seaside any area bordering on the sea, esp one regarded as a resort 0
  • noun seaside (as modifier) 0
  • noun seaside land along the sea; seashore 0

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Origin of seaside

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, seaside is from the Middle English word seeside. See sea, side1

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Parts of speech for Seaside

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

seaside popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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".

seaside usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for seaside

noun seaside

  • beach — A beach is an area of sand or stones beside the sea.
  • coastline — A country's coastline is the outline of its coast.
  • lakeshore — lakefront.
  • lakeside — located on the side of a lake: a lakeside resort.
  • littoral — of or relating to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.

adj seaside

  • coastal — Coastal is used to refer to things that are in the sea or on the land near a coast.
  • deep-sea — Deep-sea activities take place in the areas of the sea that are a long way from the coast.
  • hydrographic — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
  • marine — of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea: marine vegetation.
  • natatorial — pertaining to, adapted for, or characterized by swimming: natatorial birds.

adjective seaside

  • oceangoing — (of a ship) designed and equipped to travel on the open sea.
  • oceanographic — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
  • waterfront — land on the edge of a body of water.
  • waterside — the margin, bank, or shore of a river, lake, ocean, etc.

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