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- [wel turn]
- /wɛl tɜrn/
- /wel tɜːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wel turn]
- /wɛl tɜrn/
Definitions of well-turned word
- adjective well-turned gracefully shaped: a well-turned ankle. 1
- adjective well-turned gracefully and concisely expressed: a well-turned phrase. 1
- adjective well-turned (of a phrase, speech, etc) apt and pleasingly sonorous 0
- adjective well-turned having a pleasing shape 0
- adjective well-turned gracefully formed or shaped 0
- adjective well-turned expressed or worded well 0
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Origin of well-turned
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Well-turned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
well-turned popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% 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 well-turned
adj well-turned
- full-figured — (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.
Antonyms for well-turned
adjective well-turned
- disfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfigure.
- disproportioned — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
See also
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