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Meaning of "dufferdom" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DUFFERDOM

dufferdom  [ˈdʌfərdəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUFFERDOM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dufferdom 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.

WHAT DOES DUFFERDOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dufferdom in the English dictionary

The definition of dufferdom in the dictionary is the state of being or the characteristic appearance or behaviour of a duffer or useless and incompetent person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DUFFERDOM


Adam
ˈædəm
addendum
əˈdɛndəm
bestsellerdom
ˌbɛstˈsɛlərdəm
boredom
ˈbɔːdəm
corundum
kəˈrʌndəm
fandom
ˈfændəm
freedom
ˈfriːdəm
kingdom
ˈkɪŋdəm
madam
ˈmædəm
madame
ˈmædəm
memorandum
ˌmɛməˈrændəm
Oldham
ˈəʊldəm
random
ˈrændəm
referendum
ˌrɛfəˈrɛndəm
seldom
ˈsɛldəm
spinsterdom
ˈspɪnstərdəm
stardom
ˈstɑːdəm
tandem
ˈtændəm
wisdom
ˈwɪzdəm
Wyndham
ˈwɪndəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUFFERDOM

duet
duetted
duetting
duettino
duettist
duff
duff up
duffel
duffel bag
duffel coat
duffer
duffle bag
duffle coat
Duffy
Dufy
dug
dugite
dugong
dugout
duh

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUFFERDOM

Afrikanerdom
bachelordom
beggardom
computerdom
czardom
fresherdom
gangsterdom
heirdom
Junkerdom
kaiserdom
martyrdom
masterdom
motordom
newspaperdom
niggerdom
pauperdom
queerdom
superstardom
tsardom
tzardom

Synonyms and antonyms of dufferdom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dufferdom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUFFERDOM

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

Translator English - Chinese

dufferdom
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dufferdom
570 millions of speakers

English

dufferdom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dufferdom
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dufferdom
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dufferdom
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dufferdom
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dufferdom
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dufferdom
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dufferdom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dufferdom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dufferdom
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dufferdom
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dufferdom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dufferdom
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dufferdom
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डफीरडम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dufferdom
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dufferdom
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dufferdom
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dufferdom
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dufferdom
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dufferdom
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dufferdom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dufferdom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dufferdom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dufferdom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUFFERDOM»

The term «dufferdom» is used very little and occupies the 170.874 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUFFERDOM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dufferdom» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dufferdom» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUFFERDOM»

Discover the use of dufferdom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dufferdom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Aurora borealis academica: Aberdeen University ...
... difficulties. Dufferdom might be amazed and resentful, for there is dufferdom even in Aberdeen, and even an Aberdonian boy has said, " Greek is a very 27 WILLIAM DUGUID GEDDES.
Peter John Anderson, 1899
2
Nine Holes of Golf
Hole Nine On T>ufferdom IT is a broad and goodly land, this land of dufferdom, its limits marked only by those of the golf-courses of the earth. Does not its representative figure deserve some consideration? Voltaire would appear to have ...
Royal Cortissoz, 1922
3
The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
I do not echo the unmitigated charge of dufferdom against our mimes. Some of them, some of the principals, seem to me admirable indeed— far too good for the kind of parts they usually fill. But it is true, beyond question, that in the rank and ...
4
The greatest golf shot ever made: and other lively and ...
... up this suddenly less exclusive game. T. he. Universality. of. Dufferdom. One is struck bv how little golf has changed over the ... tor that new Mizuno driver with the steel 50. The. Greatest. Golf. Shot. Ever. Made. The Universality of Dufferdom.
Kevin Nelson, 1992
5
Golf's Greatest Moments: An Illustrated History by the ...
ROYAL CORTISSOZ ON DUFFERDOM from Nine Holes of Golf, 1922* IT IS A BROAD AND GOODLY LAND, THIS LAND OF DUFFERDOM, ITS LIMITS MARKED ONLY b\ those of the golf-courses of the earth. Does not its representative figure ...
Robert Sidorsky, Dave Anderson, 2003
6
Outing
If one divides up these forty-eight men, who, are, it is to be supposed, fiirly representative of the golf in this vicinity, into three classes, i. e., over 97, which is perilously near dufferdom ; those between 89 and 97, and those under 89 and over a ...
7
Punch
sociable and coast of Eng- To golfers who have long emerged From dufferdom's domain, Yet are by keen ambition urged To reach a higher plane, No better book can Punch commend To realise that aim Than that which Jamie Braid has ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1908
8
Fun & Games
To take an example that prolonged one habit of dufferdom for over twenty years, and mentally aggravated Nicklaus's trouble with his head, there is the routine injunction very popular in the 1920s to 'keep your eye on the ball'. It was a phrase  ...
Alistair Cooke, 2012
9
The Argonauts of California: Being the Reminiscences of ...
... its age, eras, periods, and its dufferdom elements, for I knew what it was the minute I see it, but I didn't want to let the cat out of the bag, for I was always sorry that I let the duff out, so I kept shady. There was a little hollow on one side, where  ...
‎1890
10
Outing
If one divides up these forty-eight men, who are, it is to be supposed, fairly representative of the golf in this vicinity, into three classes, i. e., over 97, which is perilously near dufferdom ; those between 89 and 97, and those under 89 and over a ...
Ben James Worman, Albert Britt, 1898

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUFFERDOM»

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Steve Borthwick: An England captain who puts loyalty first
The 57 "old farts", whose place in sporting dufferdom has been enshrined for ever and a day by Will Carling, still inhabit Twickenham. But they ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 09»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dufferdom [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dufferdom>. Apr 2024 ».
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