Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncommon)A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.

    Enrique Iglesias is often seen wearing a beanie.

    Beanie, Haube, Mütze

    шапкаšapka

  2. (uncommon)A head-hugging brimless cap, with or without a visor, made from triangular sections of cloth, leather, or silk joined by a button at the crown and seamed together around the sides.

  3. (informal, uncommon)A Beanie Baby, a small soft toy filled with beans or similar stuffing.

More definitions
  • a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen

Examples

34 sentences
  1. Tom is wearing a beanie today.

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  2. Mennad has to wear a beanie.

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  3. Mennad sleeps with a beanie on.

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  4. Mennad's beanie is worth that price.

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  5. Mennad has a collection of beanies.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
cap that fits the head closely:
Deutsch
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cap that fits the head closely:

Origin

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

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Forms

plural: beanies
Singularbeanie
Pluralbeanies

regular

Synonyms

16 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen:beany

Word family

4 related words

See also

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