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sugarcoating

sug·ar·coat·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoo g-er-koh-ting]
    • /ˈʃʊg ərˌkoʊ tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoo g-er-koh-ting]
    • /ˈʃʊg ərˌkoʊ tɪŋ/

Definitions of sugarcoating word

  • noun sugarcoating the act or process of covering something with sugar. 1
  • noun sugarcoating a coating or layer of sugar or a sugary substance. 1
  • noun sugarcoating a thing used to make something else considered unpleasant or disagreeable seem attractive or palatable. 1
  • verb with object sugarcoating to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill. 1
  • verb with object sugarcoating to make (something difficult or distasteful) appear more pleasant or acceptable: There was no way to sugarcoat the bad news. 1
See all 5 definitions of sugarcoating

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Origin of sugarcoating

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; sugar + coat + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Sugarcoating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sugarcoating

sugarcoating 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 74% 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.

sugarcoating usage trend in Literature

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