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- [smoh-kee]
- /ˈsmoʊ ki/
- /ˈsməʊ.ki/
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- [smoh-kee]
- /ˈsmoʊ ki/
Definitions of smoky word
- adjective smoky emitting smoke, especially in large amounts. 1
- adjective smoky hazy; darkened or begrimed with smoke. 1
- adjective smoky having the character or appearance of smoke: smoky colors. 1
- adjective smoky pertaining to or suggestive of smoke: a smoky haze. 1
- adjective smoky of a dull or brownish gray; cloudy. 1
- adjective smoky emitting smoke 1
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Origin of smoky
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325; See origin at smoke, -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Smoky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
smoky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".
smoky usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for smoky
adj smoky
- asher — the son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
- boggy — Boggy land is very wet and muddy land.
- caked — If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
- crepuscular — Crepuscular means relating to twilight.
- cruddy — dirty or unpleasant
adjective smoky
- cinereal — relating to the grey matter of the brain and nervous system
- faecal — feces.
- fuggy — Muggy, stuffy, with bad ventilation.
- gassy — full of or containing gas.
- nontranslucent — Not translucent.
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