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yawny

yawn·y
Y y

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yaw-nee]
    • /ˈyɔ ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yaw-nee]
    • /ˈyɔ ni/

Definitions of yawny word

  • adjective yawny emitting or causing yawns: yawny spectators; a yawny debate. 1
  • adjective yawny characterized by yawning 0
  • adjective yawny causing a yawn; boring 0
  • adjective yawny Prone to yawning. 0
  • adjective yawny Sounding like a yawn. 0
  • adjective yawny boring, uninteresting, causing yawns. 0

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Origin of yawny

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; yawn + -y1

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Parts of speech for Yawny

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

yawny popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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