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under one's nose

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈʌn dər wʌnz noʊz/
    • /ˈʌndə(r) wʌnz nəʊz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈʌn dər wʌnz noʊz/

Definitions of under one's nose words

  • noun under one's nose directly in front of one 0
  • noun under one's nose without one noticing 0
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Parts of speech for Under one's nose

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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under one's nose popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".

Synonyms for under one's nose

adj under one's nose

  • around the corner — If you say that something is around the corner, you mean that it will happen very soon. In British English, you can also say that something is round the corner.
  • arrestive — tending to arrest
  • close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
  • close-by — nearby; adjacent; neighboring.

adv under one's nose

  • blatantly — Blatantly is used to add emphasis when you are describing states or situations which you think are bad.
  • brazenly — shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.
  • flagrantly — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
  • in public — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
  • ingenuously — free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.

adverb under one's nose

  • artlessly — In an artless manner.
  • forthrightly — In a forthright manner.
  • openly — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • wantonly — done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.

adjective under one's nose

  • nearest — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
  • nearly — all but; almost: nearly dead with cold.
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adjective under one's nose

  • giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • mistakable — capable of being or liable to be mistaken or misunderstood.

adverb under one's nose

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