wheener

wheen

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hween, ween]
- /ʰwin, win/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hween, ween]
- /ʰwin, win/

Definitions of wheener word

adjective wheener few. 1
noun wheener a few persons or things. 1

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Origin of wheener

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English (north) quheyn, Old English hwēne, instrumental case of hwōn few, a few

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Parts of speech for Wheener

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wheener

wheener popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% 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".