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- [tuhch mee not]
- /tʌtʃ mi nɒt/
- /tʌtʃ miː nɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuhch mee not]
- /tʌtʃ mi nɒt/
Definitions of touch-me-not word
- noun touch-me-not any of several plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, especially I. noli-tangere, bearing pods that, when ripe, burst on being touched, scattering the seeds. 1
- noun touch-me-not any of several balsaminaceous plants of the genus Impatiens, esp I. noli-me-tangere, having yellow spurred flowers and seed pods that burst open at a touch when ripe 0
- noun touch-me-not jewelweed 0
Information block about the term
Origin of touch-me-not
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Touch-me-not
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
touch-me-not popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% 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.
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