umbrageous

um·bra·geous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhm-brey-juh s]
- /ʌmˈbreɪ dʒəs/
- /ʌm.ˈbreɪ.dʒəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhm-brey-juh s]
- /ʌmˈbreɪ dʒəs/

Definitions of umbrageous word

adjective umbrageous creating or providing shade; shady: an umbrageous tree. 1
adjective umbrageous apt to take offense. 1
adjective umbrageous shady or shading 0
adjective umbrageous giving shade; shady 0
adjective umbrageous easily offended 0

See all 5 definitions of umbrageous

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Origin of umbrageous

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90; umbrage + -ous

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Parts of speech for Umbrageous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Umbrageous

umbrageous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% 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.

umbrageous usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for umbrageous

adj umbrageous

adumbral — shadowy
appetent — having an eager longing or desire
bosky — containing or consisting of bushes or thickets
chiaroscuro — Chiaroscuro is the use of light and shade in a picture, or the effect produced by light and shade in a place.
fuliginous — sooty; smoky: the fuliginous air hanging over an industrial city.

adjective umbrageous

contused — Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
emotionable — (rare, of a person or group or of their behavior or faculties) Particularly expressive of or affected by emotion.
envious — Feeling or showing envy.
hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.

All 14 Synonyms of umbrageous