tannest

tan

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tan]
- /tæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tan]
- /tæn/

Definitions of tannest word

verb with object tannest to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically. 1
verb with object tannest to make brown by exposure to ultraviolet rays, as of the sun. 1
verb with object tannest Informal. to thrash; spank. 1
verb without object tannest to become tanned. 1
noun tannest the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air. 1
noun tannest yellowish brown; light brown. 1

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Origin of tannest

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; 1920-25 for def 2; Middle English tannen to make hide into leather, late Old English *tannian (in past participle getanned; cf. tanner1) < Medieval Latin tannāre, derivative of tannum oak bark, tanbark < Germanic; compare Old High German tanna oak, fir, akin to Dutch den fir

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Parts of speech for Tannest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tannest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".

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