looks

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʊks/
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  • Rhymes: -ʊks

Noun

looks

  1. plural of look

Noun

looks pl (plural only)

  1. One's appearance or attractiveness.
    His charm and good looks accounted for much of his popularity in the polls.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

looks

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of look

Anagrams

French

Noun

looks m

  1. plural of look

Ingrian

Spatial inflection of looks
→○ translative looks
○ essive loonna,
loon
○→ exessive loont

Etymology

From the translative of Proto-Finnic *loo-.

Pronunciation

Postposition

looks (+ genitive)

  1. (of motion) to, toward
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
      Kissa Muri mäni kirjan looks ja noisi käpälänkä lehtijää liikuttelemaa.
      Muri the cat went towards the book and began to turn the pages with paw.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 276

Portuguese

Noun

looks

  1. plural of look

Spanish

Noun

looks m pl

  1. plural of look
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