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/ˈdɔːˌmæt/
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/ˈdoːˌmæt/
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A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Wipe your shoes on the doormat before you start plodding around in the house.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Someone who habitually yields to others' demands or mistreatment, failing to assert their own rights or interests.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, figuratively
Examples
He's such a doormat, he lets everyone walk all over him.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bootlicker, simp
Antonyms: none provided
a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: welcome mat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mat
a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: weakling, wuss
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: namby-pamby, softy, softie, wimp, chicken, crybaby
Across languages
Translations 78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani :
ayaqaltı
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Belarusian :
дыванок
(dyvanók)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Belarusian :
каберац
(kabjerac)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Belarusian :
палавік
(palavik)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Bengali :
পাপোষ
(papōś)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Bulgarian :
изтривалка
(iztrivalka)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Catalan :
estoreta
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Catalan :
fregapeus
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Chinese Mandarin :
門墊 /门垫
(méndiàn)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Chinese Mandarin :
門口地墊 /门口地垫
(ménkǒu dìdiàn)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Chinese Mandarin :
擦腳墊 /擦脚垫
(cājiǎodiàn)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Czech :
rohožka
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Danish :
dørmåtte
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Dutch :
deurmat
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Esperanto :
mato
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Faroese :
duramotta
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Finnish :
ovimatto
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Finnish :
kynnysmatto
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
French :
paillasson
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
French :
essuie-pieds
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
German :
Fußmatte
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
German :
Fußabstreifer
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
German :
Fußabtreter
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Greek :
πατάκι
(patáki)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Gujarati :
પગલૂછણિયું
(paglūchṇiyũ)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Hebrew :
אסקופה נדרסת
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Hebrew :
אסקופה נדרסת
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Hindi :
पांवड़ा
(pāmvṛā)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Hungarian :
lábtörlő
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Ido :
tapiseto
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Italian :
zerbino
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Italian :
stuoino
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Italian :
nettapiedi
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Italian :
stoino
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Japanese :
ドアマット
(doamatto)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Japanese :
靴拭き
(kutsufuki)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Japanese :
マット
(matto)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Macedonian :
подметка
(podmetka)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Macedonian :
бришалка
(brišalka)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Malayalam :
ചവുട്ടി
(cavuṭṭi)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Marathi :
पायपुसणे
(pāypusṇe)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Norwegian Bokmål :
dørmatte
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Norwegian Nynorsk :
dørmatte
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Polish :
wycieraczka
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Portuguese :
capacho
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Romanian :
preș
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Russian :
полови́к
(polovík)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Russian :
ко́врик
(kóvrik)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Russian :
цино́вка
(cinóvka)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Spanish :
felpudo
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Swedish :
dörrmatta
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Tagalog :
kuskusan ng paa
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Tamil :
கால்மிதி
(kālmiti)
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Thai :
พรมเช็ดเท้า
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Turkish :
paspas
— coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house
Chinese Cantonese :
觀音兵 /观音兵
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Chinese Mandarin :
舔狗
(tiǎngǒu)
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Danish :
dørmåtte
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Dutch :
voetveeg
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Dutch :
buklaaf
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Finnish :
kynnysmatto
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
French :
carpette
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
French :
paillasson
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
German :
Fußabtreter
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Hebrew :
אַסְקֻפָּה נִדְרֶסֶת
(asqupá nidréset)
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Hungarian :
papucs
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Hungarian :
lábtörlő
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Italian :
zerbino
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Korean :
호구
(hogu)
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Macedonian :
мивка
(mivka)
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Norwegian Bokmål :
dørmatte
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Norwegian Nynorsk :
dørmatte
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Polish :
pantofel
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Portuguese :
capacho
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Russian :
тря́пка
(trjápka)
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Russian :
терпила
(terpila)
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Swedish :
dörrmatta
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
Thai :
พรมเช็ดเท้า
— someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes
