Quaint (adjective) Syllable division: Quaint How to pronounce: UK: /kweɪnt/ US: /kweɪnt/
Audio Pronunciation of the word Quaint
#1 Meaning: Agreeably or amazingly old-fashioned or new. Example: She lived in a quaint old cottage.
#2 Meaning: Odd or different in character or appearance. Example: He had a quaint sense of humour as a boy.
#3 Meaning: Can be used to show that someone disapproves of something, specifically a view, belief, or way of acting, because it is odd or old-fashioned. Example: This may seem like a quaint idea.
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Oblivious (adjective) Syllable division: obliv·i·ous How to pronounce: UK: /əˈblɪv.i.əs/ US: /əˈblɪv.i.əs/
Audio Pronunciation of the word Oblivious
Meaning: Not being aware (conscious) of someone/something. Example: > A lot of people were oblivious to the new virus that was starting to spread. > While playing his video games, he is completely oblivious to his surroundings.
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Flabbergasted (adjective) Syllable division: flab·ber·gast·ed How to pronounce: US: /ˈflæb.ɚ.ɡæs.tɪd/ UK: \ˈfla-bər-ˌga-stəd \
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Meaning: When you are feeling or showing intense shock, surprise, or wonder due to something that happened that you were not expecting. (Completely astonished)
Example: > The winner just sat there flabbergasted, when they announced his name. > She was flabbergasted when she found out that her husband cheated on her. > I was completely flabbergasted when I realised what happened.
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Millennial Syllable division: mil·len·ni·al How to pronounce: US & UK: /mɪˈlen.i.əl/
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(adjective) #1 Meaning: relating to the year 2000 or relating to a millennium. Example: The millennial dawn already turns the eastern sky red.
#2 Meaning: born in the 1980s, 1990s, or early 2000s Example: More than 50% of the millennial generation supports the cause.
(noun) #1 Meaning: a person who was born in the 1980s, 1990s, or early 2000s. Example: Millennials were born and raised with the internet and struggles to live life without it.
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