Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [swey]
- /sweɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [swey]
- /sweɪ/
Definitions of unswaying word
- verb without object unswaying to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support. 1
- verb without object unswaying to move or incline to one side or in a particular direction. 1
- verb without object unswaying to incline in opinion, sympathy, tendency, etc.: She swayed toward conservatism. 1
- verb without object unswaying to fluctuate or vacillate, as in opinion: His ideas swayed this way and that. 1
- verb without object unswaying to wield power; exercise rule. 1
- verb with object unswaying to cause to move to and fro or to incline from side to side. 1
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Origin of unswaying
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (verb) Middle English sweyen < Old Norse sveigja “to bend, sway” (transitive); (noun) Middle English, derivative of the verb
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Unswaying
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unswaying popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
unswaying usage trend in Literature
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