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- [vahr-muh nt]
- /ˈvɑr mənt/
- /ˈvɑːmɪnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vahr-muh nt]
- /ˈvɑr mənt/
Definitions of varmint word
- noun varmint Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S. vermin. an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat. 1
- noun varmint a despicable, obnoxious, or annoying person. 1
- noun varmint contemptible person 1
- abbreviation VARMINT vermin 1
- countable noun varmint A varmint is an animal that annoys you or causes problems. 0
- noun varmint an irritating or obnoxious person or animal 0
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Origin of varmint
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; variant of vermin (with regular outcome of Middle Englishĕr before consonant (cf. argal3, parson) and parasitic t)
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Parts of speech for Varmint
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
varmint popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% 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".
varmint usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for varmint
noun varmint
- animal — An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being.
- beastie — a small animal
- beast — You can refer to an animal as a beast, especially if it is a large, dangerous, or unusual one.
- cardsharp — a professional card player who cheats
- creature — You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures.
Antonyms for varmint
noun varmint
- inanimate — not animate; lifeless.
- mineral — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
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