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- [wid-oh]
- /ˈwɪd oʊ/
- /ˈwɪd.əʊd/
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- [wid-oh]
- /ˈwɪd oʊ/
Definitions of widowed word
- noun widowed a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried. 1
- noun widowed Cards. an additional hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table. 1
- noun widowed Printing. a short last line of a paragraph, especially one less than half of the full measure or one consisting of only a single word. the last line of a paragraph when it is carried over to the top of the following page away from the rest of the paragraph. Compare orphan (def 4). 1
- noun widowed a woman often left alone because her husband devotes his free time to a hobby or sport (used in combination). Compare golf widow. 1
- verb with object widowed to make (someone) a widow: She was widowed by the war. 1
- verb with object widowed to deprive of anything cherished or needed: A surprise attack widowed the army of its supplies. 1
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Origin of widowed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English wid(e)we, Old English widuwe, wydewe; cognate with German Witwe, Gothic widuwo, Latin vidua (feminine of viduus bereaved), Sanskrit vidhavā widow; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Widowed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
widowed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for widowed
adverb widowed
- alone — When you are alone, you are not with any other people.
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- companionless — Without a companion; friendless, alone.
adjective widowed
- eligible — qualified for sth
- bachelor — A bachelor is a man who has never married.
- husbandless — Without a husband.
- spouse — either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
- unwed — to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.
Antonyms for widowed
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