Char — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a charred substance

a human female employed to do housework

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˌɛpɪdˈoʊmə/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌɪnɪfˌəʊtəʊmˈaɪkɹəɡɹəfi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌɪnɪfˌəʊtəʊmˈaɪkɹəɡɹəfi/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˌɛpɪdˈoʊmə/.

Examples

the char will clean the carpet
I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write
Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sear cleaning woman scorch charwoman coal charr cleaning lady woman blacken

Parts of Speech

noun	a charred substance
noun	a human female employed to do housework “the char will clean the carpet”
noun	any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
verb	burn to charcoal “Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything”
verb	burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color “The cook blackened the chicken breast”

Word Forms

char	verb	burn to charcoal
char	noun	a charred substance
coal	noun	fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
scorch	noun	a surface burn

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verkohlen

eine verkohlte Substanz

🇫🇷French

carboniser

une substance carbonisée

🇪🇸Spanish

carbonizarse

una sustancia carbonizada

🇮🇹Italian

car

una sostanza carbonizzata

🇳🇱Dutch

verkoold

een verkoolde substantie

🇵🇹Portuguese

personagem

uma substância carbonizada

🇷🇺Russian

голец

обугленное вещество

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चार

एक जला हुआ पदार्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

চর

একটি পোড়া পদার্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

கரி

ஒரு கருகிய பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

చార్

ఒక కాల్చిన పదార్ధం

🇮🇳Marathi

चार

जळलेला पदार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચાર

સળગી ગયેલો પદાર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಾರ್

ಸುಟ್ಟ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചാർ

ഒരു കരിഞ്ഞ പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸੜਿਆ ਪਦਾਰਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

چار

ایک جلی ہوئی چیز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

字符

烧焦的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

チャー

焦げた物質

🇰🇷Korean

숯

탄 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ký tự

một chất cháy

🇹🇭Thai

ถ่าน

สารที่ไหม้เกรียม

🇮🇩Indonesian

arang

suatu zat yang hangus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شار

مادة متفحمة

🇮🇷Persian

کاراکتر

یک ماده زغال شده

🇹🇷Turkish

karakter

kömürleşmiş bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁחִיר

חומר חרוך

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What is the primary definition of the word 'char'?

The primary meaning of 'char' is 'a charred substance'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'char' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'char' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'char' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'char' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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