Transcription
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- [weth -er beet-n]
- /ˈwɛð ər ˈbit n/
- /ˈweðə(r) ˈbiː.tən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [weth -er beet-n]
- /ˈwɛð ər ˈbit n/
Definitions of weather-beaten word
- adjective weather-beaten bearing evidences of wear or damage as a result of exposure to the weather. 1
- adjective weather-beaten tanned, hardened, or otherwise affected by exposure to weather: a weather-beaten face. 1
- adjective weather-beaten If your face or skin is weather-beaten, it is rough with deep lines because you have spent a lot of time outside in bad weather. 0
- adjective weather-beaten Something that is weather-beaten is rough and slightly damaged after being outside for a long time. 0
- adjective weather-beaten showing signs of exposure to the weather 0
- adjective weather-beaten tanned or hardened by exposure to the weather 0
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Origin of weather-beaten
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Weather-beaten
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
weather-beaten popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% 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.
Synonyms for weather-beaten
adj weather-beaten
- anile — of or like a feeble old woman
- bleak — If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.
- creaky — A creaky object creaks when it moves.
- decrepit — Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak.
- furrowed — a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
adjective weather-beaten
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- battered — Something that is battered is old and in poor condition because it has been used a lot.
- craggy — A craggy cliff or mountain is steep and rocky.
- deforested — Simple past tense and past participle of deforest.
- eroded — (of wind, water, or other natural agents) Gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land).
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