adj

kempt

Kempt (adj) means of a person's beard or hair: combed.

adj

Of a person's beard or hair: combed.

Of wool or other fibres: combed.

Neat and tidy.

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Etymology

Partly from both of the following: * An adjective use of kempt, the past participle of kemb (“(obsolete except UK, dialectal) to comb”), from Middle English kemben (“to comb (oneself or someone, or something); to card (wool, etc.); to make (something) elegant or smooth; (figurative) to make (something) gentle”) (compare the past participle forms kempde, kempte), from Old English cemban (“to comb”) from Proto-West Germanic *kambijan (“to comb, kemb”), from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (“to comb, kemb”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth; row of teeth”), from *ǵembʰ- (“to bite, chomp; to crunch”). * A back-formation from unkempt.

Rhymes for kempt

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of kempt?

"kempt" (adj) means of a person's beard or hair: combed.

What are the different meanings of kempt?

"kempt" has 3 main meanings: 1. Of a person's beard or hair: combed; 2. Of wool or other fibres: combed; 3. Neat and tidy.