expletives
Meaning of expletives
plural noun
- an oath or swear word.
he was greeted by a stream of expletives
- a word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense.
late Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin expletivus, from explere ‘fill out’, from ex- ‘out’ + plere ‘fill’. The noun sense ‘word used merely to fill out a sentence’ (early 17th century) was applied specifically to a swear word in the early 19th century.
Information about expletives
CatalanHyphenation of expletives
ex-ple-tives
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- expletives is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
expletives synonyms
Meaning a profane or offensive expression used to express anger or other strong emotions:
Meaning an offensive word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance:
Meaning an extremely offensive word or expression:
Meaning blasphemous or obscene language:
Meaning an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned:
Meaning a spoken curse:
Meaning a sudden cry or remark expressing surprise, strong emotion, or pain:
Meaning the use of offensive language:
Meaning an annoying or stubborn person or animal:
Meaning a thing put in a space or container to fill it:
Meaning a temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need:
Words that rhyme with expletives
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