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PRONUNCIATION OF GAINSAYER

gainsayer  [ˌɡeɪnˈseɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAINSAYER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gainsayer 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 GAINSAYER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gainsayer in the English dictionary

The definition of gainsayer in the dictionary is someone who denies or contradicts.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GAINSAYER


aldea
ælˈdeɪə
assayer
æˈseɪə
calisaya
ˌkælɪˈseɪə
doomsayer
ˈduːmseɪə
Eritrea
ˌɛrɪˈtreɪə
essayer
ˈɛseɪə
Gaia
ˈɡeɪə
Himalaya
ˌhɪməˈleɪə
layer
ˈleɪə
MP3-player
ˌempiːˈθriːˌpleɪə
multiplayer
ˈmʌltɪˌpleɪə
naysayer
ˈneɪseɪə
payer
ˈpeɪə
player
ˈpleɪə
sayer
ˈseɪə
slayer
ˈsleɪə
soothsayer
ˈsuːθˌseɪə
surveyor
sɜːˈveɪə
taxpayer
ˈtæksˌpeɪə
yeasayer
ˈyeɪˌseɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GAINSAYER

gain
gain ground
gain time
gainable
gainer
gainful
gainful employment
gainfully
gainfulness
gaingiving
gainings
gainless
gainlessness
gainliness
gainly
gains
gainsaid
gainsay
Gainsborough
gainstrive

WORDS THAT END LIKE GAINSAYER

basketball player
bass player
boundary layer
bricklayer
CD player
DVD player
football player
Mayer
metayer
monolayer
MP3 player
multilayer
on a wing and a prayer
prayer
soccer player
sprayer
team player
tennis player
the Lord´s Prayer
video player

Synonyms and antonyms of gainsayer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gainsayer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GAINSAYER

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

Translator English - Chinese

gainsayer
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gainsayer
570 millions of speakers

English

gainsayer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gainsayer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الناكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

gainsayer
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gainsayer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gainsayer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gainsayer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gainsayer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gainsayer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gainsayer
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gainsayer
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gainsayer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gainsayer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gainsayer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्जबाजारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gainsayer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gainsayer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gainsayer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

gainsayer
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gainsayer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gainsayer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gainsayer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gainsayer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gainsayer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gainsayer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAINSAYER»

The term «gainsayer» is used very little and occupies the 187.970 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GAINSAYER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gainsayer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gainsayer» 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 gainsayer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAINSAYER»

Discover the use of gainsayer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gainsayer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of the Spanish Language in Two Parts: 1. ...
Contradictoria, af. refuting proposition. ContradicToriaménte, adv. contradictorily. Contradictorio, -a, adj. contradictory ; contrary. Contradique, am. counter-dike to prevent floods. Contrail it 6r, -а, amf. contradictor; gainsayer. Contrndizo, -a, adj.
Alfred Elwes, 1871
2
British Critic: And Quarterly Theological Review
When we read this, we cannot wonder that the work should be chargeable with omissions ; for if the Jew, the Turk, the Infidel, and the Gainsayer, may be expected to become Christians by adopting Mr. Fellowes's View of Christianity, we ...
‎1806
3
The British Critic and Quarterly Theological Review
When we read this, we cannot wonder that the work should be chargeable with omissions >• for it the Jew, the Turk, the Infidel, and the Gainsayer, may be expected to become Christians by adopting Mr. Fellowes's View of Christianity, we ...
‎1806
4
The Pre-Existence of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
Truth as truth cannot of itself convince the gainsayer. This is the work of the Spirit applying the truth to the conviction of them who oppose themselves against it. But truth mixed with error, designedly or not, or truth tortured into error by perverse ...
J. Alderson
5
The pre-existence of ... Jesus Christ, as declared in the ...
Truth as truth cannot of itself convince the gainsayer. This is the work of the Spirit applying the truth to the conviction of them who oppose themselves against it. But truth mixed with error, designedly or not, or truth tortured into error by perverse ...
Joseph Alderson, 1832
6
The British Critic
When we read this, we cannot wonder that the work should be chargeable with orniffions ; for if the Jew, the Turk, the Infidel, and the Gainsayer, may be expected to become Christians by adopting Mr. Fellowes's View of Christianity, we ...
‎1806
7
THE BRITISH CRITIC
When we read this, we cannot wonder thai the work should be chargeable with omijjiom ; for if the Jew, the Turk, the Infidel, and the Gainsayer, may be expected to become Christians by adopting Mr. Fellowes's View of Christianity, we confess  ...
robert finch, 1806
8
A Dictionary of the Spanish and English and English and ...
Contraditór, -a, amf. contradicter ; gainsayer. Contradizo, .a, adj. that may be met in the way. Contrai 'iite, adj. contracting ; abridging. Contraér, va. to contract ; make a bargain ; bring two parties together: be troths. Contraerse, vref. to contract  ...
Alfred Elwes, 1854
9
The history of the Jews: from the earliest period to the ...
... against this obstinate gainsayer. No miracle, however, was vouchsafed, and they owed their triumph to pure accident. They all began to cry with one voice, " Theodorus, believe in Christ !" The Jews mistook the words, and thought it was a  ...
Henry Hart Milman, 1830
10
The Book of the Kindred Sayings (Saṃyutta-nikāya) Or Grouped ...
The Gainsayer. On one occasion at Savatthi, a brahmin named The Gainsayert was living at Savatthi. And he thought: ' What if I were to go to visit the Samana Gotama, and to whatever he says, I were to maintain the opposite t' Now or. that ...
Frank Lee Woodward, 1917

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAINSAYER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gainsayer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Economists Warn Against Federal Reserve Rate Hike
“The only person to lose a job this month was grumpy Gus, the gloomy gainsayer,” Wolfers joked on Twitter. While wage growth was still ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
2
After May Jobs Report, Economists Warn Against Federal Reserve …
“The only person to lose a job this month was grumpy Gus, the gloomy gainsayer,” Wolfers joked on Twitter. While wage growth was still ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
3
Can Computers 'Do No Harm'?
Ash has neither a booster's nor a gainsayer's view of HIT but that of a social scientist who has actually studied what happens when doctors and nurses key in ... «Managed Care magazine, Mar 15»
4
Shed Of The Week: BMW 320ci (E46)
... superiority that you get behind the wheel - you'll find some gainsayer who will be able to find a contra-indicator to put you off your purchase. «Pistonheads.com, Nov 14»
5
Albania: Europe's cannabis capital or EU candidate?
France is also seen as a potential gainsayer. But EU diplomats insist that the logic of deeper integration is likely to win through on Tuesday, ... «FT.com, Jun 14»
6
JUSTIFICATION: ANGLICAN ALIGNMENT WITH JAMES
... the truth close to our hearts and in our minds no matter, and in disregard of, whatever reputation any gainsayer or compromiser may have. «Virtue Online, May 13»
7
Words Matter: a “denier” is someone who denies, nothing more or less
How many people would know what you meant if you wrote “Holocaust gainsayer” or “HIV/AIDS disavower” or “industrial climate disruption ... «Scholars and Rogues, Jan 13»

REFERENCE
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