fringe

CEFRB2

/fɹɪnd͡ʒ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A narrow outer edge or border of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A marginal or peripheral part.

Examples

  • I recommend putting up your hair so your fringe doesn't get on your forehead.

  • The job comes with a lot of fringe benefits.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A decorative border.

  2. A border or edging.

  3. A group of people situated on the periphery of a larger community.

More examples

In context

  • He lives on the fringe of London.

  • a fringe group of the party

  • the fringe of a picture

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English frenge, from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, a metathesis of Latin fimbriae (“fibers, threads, fringe”, plural), of uncertain origin. Compare German Franse and Danish frynse. Displaced native Middle English fnæd (“fringe”), Middle English byrd (“fringe”), Middle English fasel (“fringe”) from Old English fæs (“fringe”), and Old English fnæs (“fringe”). Doublet of fimbria.