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whitebread

white bread
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt-bred, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌbrɛd, ˈwaɪt-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt-bred, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌbrɛd, ˈwaɪt-/

Definitions of whitebread word

  • noun whitebread any white or light-colored bread made from finely ground, usually bleached, flour. 1
  • adjective whitebread pertaining to or characteristic of the white middle class; bourgeois: a typical white-bread suburban neighborhood. 1
  • adjective whitebread bland; conventional. 1
  • noun whitebread Alternative spelling of white bread. 1

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Origin of whitebread

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
First recorded in 1300-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Whitebread

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

whitebread popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% 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.

whitebread usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for whitebread

adjective whitebread

  • common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
  • commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
  • frequent — happening or occurring at short intervals: to make frequent trips to Tokyo.
  • mundane — common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
  • normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.

Antonyms for whitebread

adjective whitebread

  • abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
  • extraordinary — Very unusual or remarkable.
  • infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
  • irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
  • rare — Réseaux Associés pour la Recherche Européenne

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