dozen

== English == === Alternative forms === doz === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈdʌzən/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈdɐzən/ Rhymes: -ʌzən === Etymology 1 === From Middle English dozen, dozein, doseyne, from Old French dozaine (“a group of twelve”) (Modern French douzaine), from doze (“twelve”) + -aine (“-ish”), from Latin duodecim (“twelve”) (from duo (“two”) + decem (“ten”)) + -ana (“-ish”). ==== Noun ==== dozen (plural dozens or dozen) A set of twelve. (as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many. (metallurgy) An old English measure of ore containing 12 hundredweight. (bingo) The number twelve. ===== Synonyms ===== (followed by of: a large number of): a great deal of, a lot of, heaps of, hundreds of, loads of, lots of, many, millions of, scores of, scads of, thousands of ===== Antonyms ===== (antonym(s) of “followed by of: a large number of”): few ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== gross === Etymology 2 === From a deliberate misspelling of doesn't, originally referring to someone who "dozen sing, dozen rap, dozen do anything." ==== Noun ==== dozen (plural dozens) (South Korean idol fandom, derogatory) A member of a K-pop group who has no talent. === Anagrams === Donze, zendo, zoned == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -oːzən === Noun === dozen plural of doos === Anagrams === zoden, zonde == Scots == === Etymology === Related to doze. === Verb === dozen (transitive) To stupefy. (intransitive) To become stupefied.