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- [thuhm-neyl]
- /ˈθʌmˌneɪl/
- /ˈθʌm.neɪl/
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- [thuhm-neyl]
- /ˈθʌmˌneɪl/
Definitions of thumbnail word
- noun thumbnail the nail of the thumb. 1
- noun thumbnail anything quite small or brief, as a small drawing or short essay. 1
- noun thumbnail Printing. a small, rough dummy. 1
- noun thumbnail Also called porkchop. Journalism, Printing. a half-column portrait in a newspaper. 1
- adjective thumbnail quite small or brief; concise: a thumbnail description of Corsica. 1
- verb with object thumbnail to make a thumbnail sketch or description of. 1
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Origin of thumbnail
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; thumb + nail
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Thumbnail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thumbnail popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
thumbnail usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thumbnail
noun thumbnail
- apercu — outline
- apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- capsulization — The act or process of capsulizing.
adjective thumbnail
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
- curtailed — to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
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