Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [sleyn]
- /sleɪn/
- /sleɪn/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [sleyn]
- /sleɪn/
Definitions of slain word
- verb slain past participle of slay. 1
- verb with object slain to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric. 1
- verb without object slain to kill or murder. 1
- verb without object slain Slang. to strongly impress or overwhelm someone: His whole album slays. 1
- abbreviation SLAIN sley. 1
- noun plural slain the reed of a loom. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of slain
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sleen, slayn, Old English slēan; cognate with Dutch slaan, German schlagen, Old Norse slā, Gothic slahan “to strike, beat”
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Slain
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slain popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
slain usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slain
adj slain
- fallen — past participle of fall.
adjective slain
- assassinated — Simple past tense and past participle of assassinate.
- killed — Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).
- murdered — Simple past tense and past participle of murder.
Top questions with slain
- worthy is the lamb who was slain?
- holy is the lamb who was slain?
- what does slain mean?
- what is slain?
- worthy is the lamb who was slain lyrics?
- worthy is the lamb who was slain chords?
- the lamb who was slain lyrics?
- what does the word slain mean?
- holy is the lamb who was slain chords?
- song worthy is the lamb who was slain?
- what does slain?
- what is a slain?
- how siegfried was slain?
- what is being slain in the spirit?
- when love was slain chords?