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You can't predict a show, that is the damndest thing, you can't predict if a show is going to work or not until it's on the air.
Aaron Spelling

Meaning of "damndest" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DAMNDEST

damndest  [ˈdæmdɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAMNDEST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Damndest is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAMNDEST


absurdist
əbˈsɜːdɪst
baddest
ˈbædɪst
Buddhist
ˈbʊdɪst
chiropodist
kɪˈrɒpədɪst
damnedest
ˈdæmdɪst
darndest
ˈdɑːndɪst
darnedest
ˈdɑːndɪst
eldest
ˈɛldɪst
jihadist
dʒɪˈhædɪst
keyboardist
ˈkiːˌbɔːdɪst
Methodist
ˈmɛθədɪst
modest
ˈmɒdɪst
modist
ˈməʊdɪst
nudist
ˈnjuːdɪst
odist
ˈɒdɪst
orthopaedist
ˌɔːθəʊˈpiːdɪst
orthopedist
ˌɔːθəʊˈpiːdɪst
prejudiced
ˈpredʒʊdɪst
propagandist
ˌprɒpəˈɡændɪst
sadist
ˈseɪdɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAMNDEST

dammit
damn
damn all
damn fool
damn with faint praise
damnability
damnable
damnableness
damnably
damnation
damnatory
damned
damnedest
damner
damnification
damnified
damnifies
damnify
damning
damningly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAMNDEST

at the earliest
at the latest
best
biggest
blondest
contest
est
fest
for the best
forest
gladdest
greatest
guest
immodest
maddest
middest
overmodest
reddest
saddest
shouldest

Synonyms and antonyms of damndest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «damndest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAMNDEST

Find out the translation of damndest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of damndest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «damndest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

damndest
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

damndest
570 millions of speakers

English

damndest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

damndest
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

damndest
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

damndest
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

damndest
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

damndest
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

damndest
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Damndest
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

damndest
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

damndest
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지독
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Damndest
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

damndest
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

damndest
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धडधडीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lanetli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

damndest
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

damndest
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

damndest
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

damndest
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

damndest
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

alles uithaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

damndest
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

damndest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of damndest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMNDEST»

The term «damndest» is regularly used and occupies the 83.084 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMNDEST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about damndest

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QUOTES WITH «DAMNDEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word damndest.
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Aaron Spelling
You can't predict a show, that is the damndest thing, you can't predict if a show is going to work or not until it's on the air.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAMNDEST»

Discover the use of damndest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to damndest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Damndest Radical: The Life and World of Ben Reitman, ...
This is the true story of Ben Reitman, ally of hobos, personal physician to scores of Al Capone's prostitutes, author, womanizer, founder of Chicago's Hobo College, and longtime lover of Emma Goldman.
Roger A. Bruns, 2001
2
The damndest Yankees: Ethan Allen & his clan
An account of the Allen family of Colonial and Revolutionary Connecticut and Vermont, including Ethan, and of the local and more widely significant events in which they participated
Edwin Palmer Hoyt, 1976
3
Campus Wars: The Peace Movement at American State ...
"Those. People. Would. Do. the. Damndest. Things": Faculty. Peace. Activists. Faculty political activism did not become widespread until the 1930s when many academics drifted in and out of the Communist party and its Popular Front ...
Kenneth J. Heineman, 1994
4
Sunset Limited: The Southern Pacific Railroad and the ...
... on market conditions and prices. Some markets were glutted with perishables, particularly the major distribution centers such as Chicago where most produce was sent, while other markets distant 317. 12. “The. Damndest. Railroading.
Richard J. Orsi, 2005
5
The Civil War: The complete text of the bestselling ...
Lincoln once privately called him “the damndest scoundrel that ever lived, but in the infinite mercy of Providence . . . also the damndest fool.” After the Union defeat at Wilson's Creek—and without consulting Washington—Fremont 65 1861 A ...
Geoffrey C. Ward, Kenneth Burns, 2009
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Glittering Images
and slapped her, and I tried to hit him again but she flung her arms around me and I had to hold her because she was sobbing so violently, but I said to my father: 'That was the damndest thing you could possibly say to me and the damndest ...
Susan Howatch, 2010
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The Empty People
After all that, it was the damndest thing when Perkins, the family doctor, caught it right off with the little light focused in his pupils, not five minutes after Archer had come in for the examination. It was a terror, that was all there was to it. As soon ...
Barry N. Malzberg, 2011
8
Beautiful Children: A Novel
When I open my wallet, the damndest thing—this orange and red piece of confetti , I didn't know what it was. It carries up into the air, sweeps up in the air, just the damndest thing you ever saw, its a butterfly, fluttering, unsteady above the crap ...
Charles Bock, 2008
9
Price of a Horse: The Life and Times of Jeston Nash
“You can think of the most damndest things at the most damndest times than anybody I ever seen,” he said, leading his silver-gray beside me. I remembered the feel of that white thigh, felt the pale creamy warmth of it against my hand. My hand ...
Ralph Cotton, 2011
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When the Devil Came Down to Dixie: Ben Butler in New Orleans
... biography praising Butler's administration at New Orleans failed to quell the onus of defeat. At one time Lincoln had cautiously considered enlisting Butler as his running mate, comparing him to "Jim Jett's brother . . . the damndest scoundrel ...
Chester G. Hearn, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAMNDEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term damndest is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Simple Feeling and Beyond: Kirk and Spock's Place in Queer …
... allegory to distract the censors: it commented on race relations (and featured TV's first interracial kiss despite the censors' damndest efforts to ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
2
Michael Brantley and the Shades of Greatness
So nobody was hitting 600 homers playing there for 81 games a year, though Willie Stargell did his damndest. Clemente sculpted his game to ... «Wahoo's On First, Jul 15»
3
Still Being Kobe
... a capital 'I.' Even at his most petulant, Kobe did his damndest to sell Howard on the significance of winning as a Laker. Now, more than ever, ... «VICE, Jul 15»
4
Jeff Thomson picks Josh Hazlewood to shine in Ashes
"Playing here is hard work. It was the damndest thing, the team we flogged in Australia, then we came here and it was really uphill trying to win ... «Oneindia, Jul 15»
5
Why Escaped Convict David Sweat Is Being So Cooperative with …
He is doing his damndest to make sure he gets sent somewhere else." Sweat is in fair condition after being shot in the torso Sunday by Sgt. Jay ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
6
While he was acting: Mark Ruffalo on playing bipolar dad Cam in …
And the damndest things come out of a kid's when they can negotiate about fairness.” This interview has been edited and condensed. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
7
This Week in the Laboratories of Democracy
Another one of those places is Wisconsin, where the friends of Scott Walker are doing their damndest to clear the decks of all the encrusted ... «Esquire.com, Jul 15»
8
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore's lawyer: “Public officials are …
No, as we learned back in February, when he tried his damndest to violate Article Six of the Constitution by ignoring an order from the Supreme ... «AMERICAblog, Jul 15»
9
Prime Minister's visit lifts spirits in flood-ravaged Dungog | PHOTOS …
“We will never forget the suffering and we will do our damndest to ensure that you [Dungog community] are not alone as you recover from a ... «The Maitland Mercury, Jul 15»
10
Councillors block Clerys owners from turning building into hotel
Meanwhile, concession holders at the former department store vowed yesterday to do their “damndest” to get more than €2m owed to them. «Herald, Jun 15»

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