Backside — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the side of an object that is opposite its front

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmpɪlˌɑːspɚməs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪplʊəɹˈalɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪplʊəɹˈalɪti/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmpɪlˌɑːspɚməs/.

Examples

his room was toward the rear of the hotel
he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

back end hindquarters buns fundament tail butt arse bottom seat stern can bum tush prat nates buttocks rear end hind end keister derriere tail end posterior fanny tooshie

Antonyms

front

Parts of Speech

noun	the side of an object that is opposite its front “his room was toward the rear of the hotel”
noun	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on “he deserves a good kick in the butt”

Word Forms

rear	adjective	located in or toward the back or rear
posterior	adjective	located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rückseite

die Seite eines Objekts, die seiner Vorderseite gegenüberliegt

🇫🇷French

arrière

le côté d'un objet qui est opposé à sa face avant

🇪🇸Spanish

trasero

el lado de un objeto que está opuesto a su frente

🇮🇹Italian

didietro

il lato di un oggetto che è opposto alla sua parte anteriore

🇳🇱Dutch

achterkant

de zijkant van een object die tegenover de voorkant ligt

🇵🇹Portuguese

parte traseira

o lado de um objeto que está oposto à sua frente

🇷🇺Russian

задняя сторона

сторона предмета, противоположная его передней части

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीठ

किसी वस्तु का वह भाग जो उसके अग्रभाग के विपरीत हो

🇧🇩Bengali

পিছনে

একটি বস্তুর পাশ যা তার সামনের বিপরীতে

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்புறம்

அதன் முன் எதிரே இருக்கும் ஒரு பொருளின் பக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెనుకవైపు

దాని ముందు ఎదురుగా ఉన్న వస్తువు వైపు

🇮🇳Marathi

मागची बाजू

एखाद्या वस्तूची बाजू जी त्याच्या समोर आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાછળ

ઑબ્જેક્ટની બાજુ જે તેની આગળની સામે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಭಾಗ

ಅದರ ಮುಂಭಾಗದ ಎದುರು ಇರುವ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಬದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിൻവശം

ഒരു വസ്തുവിൻ്റെ മുൻവശത്ത് എതിർവശത്തുള്ള വശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਛਲੇ ਪਾਸੇ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਸਤੂ ਦਾ ਉਹ ਪਾਸਾ ਜੋ ਇਸਦੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیچھے کی طرف

کسی چیز کا وہ رخ جو اس کے سامنے کے مخالف ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

背面

物体与其正面相对的一侧

🇯🇵Japanese

裏側

物体の前面とは反対側の面

🇰🇷Korean

뒷면

물체의 앞면과 반대되는 면

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mặt sau

cạnh của một vật đối diện với mặt trước của nó

🇹🇭Thai

ด้านหลัง

ด้านข้างของวัตถุที่อยู่ตรงข้ามกับด้านหน้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

bagian belakang

sisi suatu benda yang berhadapan dengan bagian depannya

🇵🇭Filipino

likod

gilid ng isang bagay na nasa tapat ng harapan nito

🇲🇾Malay

bahagian belakang

sisi objek yang bertentangan dengan hadapannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المؤخر

جانب الجسم المقابل لمقدمته

🇮🇷Persian

پشت

طرف جسمی که در مقابل جلوی آن قرار دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

arka taraf

bir cismin ön tarafının karşısındaki tarafı

🇮🇱Hebrew

יַשׁבָן

הצד של חפץ שנמצא מול החזית שלו

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