noseeum
Syllables: no·see·umUK/nəʊˈsiː.əm/US/noʊˈsi.əm/
noseeum noun: a biting midge, a small flying insect that harasses people outdoors, particularly in warm weather after sunset.
Noun
noseeum (plural noseeums)
- A biting midge, a small flying insect that harasses people outdoors, particularly in warm weather after sunset.
- Noseeums will go right through a tent screen.1983, Bob Cary, The big wilderness canoe manual
- The minges and noseeums had found her now, so many of them buzzing around her head that her vision seemed to dance with black specks.1999, Stephen King, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
- The inference that, because one cannot observe a reason for why something is true, that there is no reason why it is true.
Forms of noseeum
| plural | noseeums |
|---|---|
| alternative form | no-see-em |
| alternative form | no-see-um |
Origin of noseeum
Shortened no see them.
Questions about noseeum
- What does noseeum mean?
- Noseeum means a biting midge, a small flying insect that harasses people outdoors, particularly in warm weather after sunset.
- What part of speech is noseeum?
- Noseeum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce noseeum?
- Noseeum is pronounced /noʊˈsi.əm/ (US).
- What is the plural of noseeum?
- The plural of noseeum is noseeums.
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