Other Words

Noun

coupledom ˈkə-pəl-dəm noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

few handful scatter scattering smatter smattering sprinkle sprinkling

Synonyms: Verb

associate coalesce combine conjoin conjugate connect fuse interfuse join link (up) marry unify unite

Antonyms: Noun

army crowd flock gazillion horde host jillion kazillion legion loads many mountain multitude oodles scads thousands zillion

Antonyms: Verb

break up dissever part section separate sever split sunder unlink

Is couple an adjective?

Adjective

The adjective use of a couple, without of, has been called nonstandard, but it is not. In both British and American English it is standard before a word (such as more or less) indicating degree. //a couple more examples of Middle English writing — Charles Barber Its use before an ordinary plural noun is an Americanism, common in speech and in writing that is not meant to be formal or elevated. //the first couple chapters are pretty good — E. B. White (letter) //still operated a couple wagons for hire — Garrison Keillor It is most frequently used with periods of time //a couple weeks and numbers. //a couple hundred //a couple dozen

Examples

Noun

//“Are they a couple?” “No, they are just good friends.”
//Seventeen couples participated in the survey.

Verb

//a device that makes it possible to couple the pieces
//The coils are loosely coupled.
//The wire is coupled to the terminal.
//It took an hour to couple the trailer to the truck.

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Adjective

1924, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun, Verb, and Adjective

Middle English, pair, bond, from Anglo-French cuple, from Latin copula bond, from co- + apere to fasten — more at apt

Other Words

Noun

coupledom ˈkə-pəl-dəm noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

few handful scatter scattering smatter smattering sprinkle sprinkling

Synonyms: Verb

associate coalesce combine conjoin conjugate connect fuse interfuse join link (up) marry unify unite

Antonyms: Noun

army crowd flock gazillion horde host jillion kazillion legion loads many mountain multitude oodles scads thousands zillion

Antonyms: Verb

break up dissever part section separate sever split sunder unlink

Is couple an adjective?

Adjective

The adjective use of a couple, without of, has been called nonstandard, but it is not. In both British and American English it is standard before a word (such as more or less) indicating degree. //a couple more examples of Middle English writing — Charles Barber Its use before an ordinary plural noun is an Americanism, common in speech and in writing that is not meant to be formal or elevated. //the first couple chapters are pretty good — E. B. White (letter) //still operated a couple wagons for hire — Garrison Keillor It is most frequently used with periods of time //a couple weeks and numbers. //a couple hundred //a couple dozen

Examples

Noun

//“Are they a couple?” “No, they are just good friends.”
//Seventeen couples participated in the survey.

Verb

//a device that makes it possible to couple the pieces
//The coils are loosely coupled.
//The wire is coupled to the terminal.
//It took an hour to couple the trailer to the truck.

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Adjective

1924, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun, Verb, and Adjective

Middle English, pair, bond, from Anglo-French cuple, from Latin copula bond, from co- + apere to fasten — more at apt

Other Words

Noun

coupledom ˈkə-pəl-dəm noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

few handful scatter scattering smatter smattering sprinkle sprinkling

Synonyms: Verb

associate coalesce combine conjoin conjugate connect fuse interfuse join link (up) marry unify unite

Antonyms: Noun

army crowd flock gazillion horde host jillion kazillion legion loads many mountain multitude oodles scads thousands zillion

Antonyms: Verb

break up dissever part section separate sever split sunder unlink

Is couple an adjective?

Adjective

The adjective use of a couple, without of, has been called nonstandard, but it is not. In both British and American English it is standard before a word (such as more or less) indicating degree. //a couple more examples of Middle English writing — Charles Barber Its use before an ordinary plural noun is an Americanism, common in speech and in writing that is not meant to be formal or elevated. //the first couple chapters are pretty good — E. B. White (letter) //still operated a couple wagons for hire — Garrison Keillor It is most frequently used with periods of time //a couple weeks and numbers. //a couple hundred //a couple dozen

Examples

Noun

//“Are they a couple?” “No, they are just good friends.”
//Seventeen couples participated in the survey.

Verb

//a device that makes it possible to couple the pieces
//The coils are loosely coupled.
//The wire is coupled to the terminal.
//It took an hour to couple the trailer to the truck.

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Adjective

1924, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun, Verb, and Adjective

Middle English, pair, bond, from Anglo-French cuple, from Latin copula bond, from co- + apere to fasten — more at apt

Other Words

Noun

coupledom ˈkə-pəl-dəm noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

few handful scatter scattering smatter smattering sprinkle sprinkling

Synonyms: Verb

associate coalesce combine conjoin conjugate connect fuse interfuse join link (up) marry unify unite

Antonyms: Noun

army crowd flock gazillion horde host jillion kazillion legion loads many mountain multitude oodles scads thousands zillion

Antonyms: Verb

break up dissever part section separate sever split sunder unlink

Is couple an adjective?

Adjective

The adjective use of a couple, without of, has been called nonstandard, but it is not. In both British and American English it is standard before a word (such as more or less) indicating degree. //a couple more examples of Middle English writing — Charles Barber Its use before an ordinary plural noun is an Americanism, common in speech and in writing that is not meant to be formal or elevated. //the first couple chapters are pretty good — E. B. White (letter) //still operated a couple wagons for hire — Garrison Keillor It is most frequently used with periods of time //a couple weeks and numbers. //a couple hundred //a couple dozen

Examples

Noun

//“Are they a couple?” “No, they are just good friends.”
//Seventeen couples participated in the survey.

Verb

//a device that makes it possible to couple the pieces
//The coils are loosely coupled.
//The wire is coupled to the terminal.
//It took an hour to couple the trailer to the truck.

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Adjective

1924, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun, Verb, and Adjective

Middle English, pair, bond, from Anglo-French cuple, from Latin copula bond, from co- + apere to fasten — more at apt

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