Guesswork — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an estimate based on little or no information

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɛswɜːk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɛswɜːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɛswɜːk/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɛswɜːk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

guessing shot dead reckoning guess

Word Forms

guess

verb

expect, believe, or suppose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vermutung

eine Schätzung, die auf wenigen oder keinen Informationen basiert

🇫🇷French

conjectures

une estimation basée sur peu ou pas d’informations

🇪🇸Spanish

conjeturas

una estimación basada en poca o ninguna información

🇮🇹Italian

supposizioni

una stima basata su poche o nessuna informazione

🇳🇱Dutch

giswerk

een schatting gebaseerd op weinig of geen informatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

adivinhação

uma estimativa baseada em pouca ou nenhuma informação

🇷🇺Russian

догадки

оценка, основанная на малой информации или ее отсутствии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अटकलबाजी

कम या बिना जानकारी पर आधारित अनुमान

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমান করা

সামান্য বা কোন তথ্যের উপর ভিত্তি করে একটি অনুমান

🇮🇳Tamil

யூகம்

சிறிய அல்லது எந்த தகவலின் அடிப்படையிலான மதிப்பீடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊహ

తక్కువ లేదా ఎటువంటి సమాచారం ఆధారంగా ఒక అంచనా

🇮🇳Marathi

अंदाज

कमी किंवा कोणत्याही माहितीवर आधारित अंदाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુમાન

ઓછી અથવા કોઈ માહિતી પર આધારિત અંદાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಊಹೆ

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೇ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಂದಾಜು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഊഹക്കച്ചവടം

കുറച്ച് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിവരമില്ലാത്തതിനെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയുള്ള ഒരു എസ്റ്റിമേറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ਾ ਲਗਾਉਣਾ

ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ 'ਤੇ ਆਧਾਰਿਤ ਇੱਕ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

اندازہ لگانا

کم یا بغیر معلومات پر مبنی تخمینہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

猜测

基于很少或没有信息的估计

🇯🇵Japanese

推測

ほとんど、またはまったく情報に基づいた推定

🇰🇷Korean

어림짐작

정보가 거의 없거나 전혀 없는 추정치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phỏng đoán

ước tính dựa trên ít hoặc không có thông tin

🇹🇭Thai

การคาดเดา

การประมาณการจากข้อมูลเพียงเล็กน้อยหรือไม่มีเลย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tebakan

perkiraan berdasarkan sedikit atau tanpa informasi

🇵🇭Filipino

hula

isang pagtatantya batay sa kaunti o walang impormasyon

🇲🇾Malay

tekaan

anggaran berdasarkan sedikit atau tiada maklumat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التخمين

تقدير يستند إلى معلومات قليلة أو معدومة

🇮🇷Persian

حدس و گمان

تخمینی بر اساس اطلاعات کم یا بدون اطلاعات

🇹🇷Turkish

tahmin

çok az bilgiye veya hiç bilgiye dayalı olmayan bir tahmin

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניחוש

אומדן המבוסס על מידע מועט או ללא מידע

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The primary meaning of 'guesswork' is 'an estimate based on little or no information'.

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

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

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