🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

コンクリート

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: konkurīto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Concrete/ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"そのビルはコンクリートで作られています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A heavy, hard building material made by mixing a mixture of cement, sand, small stones, and water.

    "The pillars of the new bridge are made of reinforced concrete."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Definite, specific, and based on actual particulars rather than general ideas or guesses.

    "The police need concrete evidence before they can make an arrest."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'concrete' originates from the Latin 'concretus', meaning 'to grow together'. It evolved through Middle French in the 14th century, where it referred to something that is real or tangible, contrasting with abstract concepts.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Concrete"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Concrete"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Concrete" Synonym Map