Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overdone

/ˌoʊ.vɚˈdʌn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: o-ver-done
IPA: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈdʌn/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Cooked too much.

adj

Exaggerated; overwrought.

adj

Repeated too often; hackneyed.

verb

past participle of overdo

Example Sentences

"There are lots of pauses and little detours, hitchings-up of their smocks, inspection of the soles of their feet, some rather overdone limping."

Etymology

From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + done.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over
Root: overdon, oferdōn

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈdʌn/
British English: /ˌəʊ.vəˈdʌn/

Inflected Forms

more overdone (comparative) most overdone (superlative)

Derived Forms

overdoneness

Synonyms

overcooked over the top clichéd overused overworked banal bathetic bromidic cheesy stock commonplace corny

Rhymes With

one done run fun son won sun gun none un begun ton

Questions

How do you pronounce overdone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.vɚˈdʌn/.
What does overdone mean?: Cooked too much.
Where does overdone come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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