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Donned vs Denned - What's the difference?

donned | denned |

As verbs the difference between donned and denned

is that donned is (don) while denned is (den).

donned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (don)

    • don

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) dominus'', "lord", "head of household", akin to Spanish ''don'' and Italian ''dom''; from ''domus'', "house", + diminutive suffix ''-inus . Compare dominie.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
  • A mafia boss.
    • Derived terms
    * donnish

    Etymology 2

    A contraction of (etyl) do on. Compare also doff.

    Verb

    (donn)
  • (clothing) to put on, to dress in
    • To don one's clothes.
    Antonyms
    * (put on clothes)
    See also
    * (l) * (l)

    Anagrams

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    denned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (den)
    • English palindromes

    den

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) den, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
    • a den of robbers
    Daniel was put into the lions’ den .
  • A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
    • a den of vice
    an opium den'''; a gambling '''den
  • A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
  • (UK, Scotland, obsolete) A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
    • (Shakespeare)
    Synonyms
    * (home of certain animals) lair *: See also:

    Verb

    (denn)
  • (reflexive) To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) denier, from (etyl) denarius.

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • (a unit of weight)

    • Anagrams

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