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(baɪwɜːʳd)

Word forms: plural bywords

1. countable noun

Someone or something that is a byword for a particular quality is well-known for having that quality.

...a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy.

...the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality. [+ for]

2. countable noun

A byword is a word or phrase which people often use.

Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day. [+ of]

Synonyms: saying, slogan, motto, maxim More Synonyms of byword

byword in British English

(ˈbaɪˌwɜːd)

noun

a person, place, or thing regarded as a perfect or proverbial example of something

their name is a byword for good service

an object of scorn or derision

a common saying; proverb

Word origin

Old English bīwyrde; see by, word; compare Old High German pīwurti, from Latin prōverbium proverb

byword in American English

(ˈbaɪˌwɜrd)

noun

a familiar saying; proverb

a person or thing proverbial for some quality

an object of scorn or ridicule

a favorite or pet word or phrase

Word origin

ME & OE biword < bi (see by) + word: formed after L proverbium (pro + verbum), proverb

Examples of 'byword' in a sentence
byword

What had turned him to a career which would make his name a byword for cruelty and evil that would echo into the twenty-first century?There was a new buoyancy to his walk, and his staff found that his sarcasm, long a byword in the department, was gentler.Coffee at Melanie's was a byword in Kinvarra for putting your feet up after a hard morning.

(noun) in the sense of saying

Definition

a common saying

Loyalty, support, and secrecy became the bywords of the day.

Synonyms

saying

that old saying: `Charity begins at home'

slogan

motto

What is your regiment's motto?

maxim

I believe in the maxim `if it ain't broke, don't fix it'.

gnome

adage

The old adage `Every baby brings its own love' usually turns out true.

proverb

the old proverb `where there's a will, there's a way`

epithet

dictum

the dictum that it is preferable to be roughly right than precisely wrong

precept

the precept, `If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well'

aphorism

one of his favoured aphorisms

saw (old-fashioned)

apophthegm

phrase

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释义	Trends of byword View usage for: byword (baɪwɜːʳd) Word forms: plural bywords 1. countable noun Someone or something that is a byword for a particular quality is well-known for having that quality. ...a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy. ...the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality. [+ for] 2. countable noun A byword is a word or phrase which people often use. Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day. [+ of] Synonyms: saying, slogan, motto, maxim More Synonyms of byword byword in British English (ˈbaɪˌwɜːd) noun 1. a person, place, or thing regarded as a perfect or proverbial example of something their name is a byword for good service 2. an object of scorn or derision 3. a common saying; proverb Word origin Old English bīwyrde; see by, word; compare Old High German pīwurti, from Latin prōverbium proverb byword in American English (ˈbaɪˌwɜrd) noun 1. a familiar saying; proverb 2. a person or thing proverbial for some quality 3. an object of scorn or ridicule 4. a favorite or pet word or phrase Word origin ME & OE biword < bi (see by) + word: formed after L proverbium (pro + verbum), proverb Examples of 'byword' in a sentence byword What had turned him to a career which would make his name a byword for cruelty and evil that would echo into the twenty-first century? Barbara Erskine HIDING FROM THE LIGHT (2002) There was a new buoyancy to his walk, and his staff found that his sarcasm, long a byword in the department, was gentler. Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME (2002) Coffee at Melanie's was a byword in Kinvarra for putting your feet up after a hard morning. Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002) (noun) in the sense of saying Definition a common saying Loyalty, support, and secrecy became the bywords of the day. Synonyms saying that old saying: `Charity begins at home' slogan motto What is your regiment's motto? maxim I believe in the maxim `if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. gnome adage The old adage `Every baby brings its own love' usually turns out true. proverb the old proverb `where there's a will, there's a way` epithet dictum the dictum that it is preferable to be roughly right than precisely wrong precept the precept, `If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well' aphorism one of his favoured aphorisms saw (old-fashioned) apophthegm phrase See a byword for Seeaxiom Nearby words of byword bylaw bypass bystander byword cab cabal cabalistic Related terms of byword a byword for Synonyms of 'byword' byword Explore 'byword' in the dictionary
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