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beanie

beanie

18 3.4
A small, round hat that fits close to the head and keeps it warm
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːni/
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  • He wore a bright blue beanie to keep his head warm during the winter.

And so time to put the beanie on 'cause that's when I get serious.

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Examples

  • I don't think I've ever seen you without your red beanie.

  • Also, I bought this beanie, which doesn't go great with my hairstyle.

  • Like the cute beanie, I need the beanie.

  • Still wearing your beanie I see, huh?

  • Here is your freshman beanie.

  • The young men wear the red and black rebel cap, and the women wear the red and black beanie.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And I've also got a beanie on because it's that time of the year.

  • I didn't recognize you without the beanie.

  • She had on a beanie, she had on a scarf, but that was it.

  • At the college orientation, every freshman received a free beanie to wear.

Synonyms

hat
vsbeanie
1.0

A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style

is smaller and rounder close-fitting rather than shaped with a brim
cap
vsbeanie
175 1.0

A soft hat that fits the head, often with a small brim

is smaller and usually lacks a brim focusing on casual wear
beany
vsbeanie
  • Archaic
4 9.9

A small round cap that students wear at some schools or colleges as part of a uniform

is identical in sense but differs in modern form or spelling
skullcap
vsbeanie
3 7.6

A small round cap that fits the top of the head and has no brim, often worn for religious reasons

is similar but is used casually rather than for ceremonies
sailor cap
vsbeanie
2.8

A flat round cap with a small or no brim worn by people who work on ships

is round but less flat and used as casual student headwear rather than uniform

How Warm

shapka
9.4
balaclava
4 7.7
beanie
18 3.4
baseball cap
45 1.2

Surface Forms

beanie singular
beanies plural

Morphology

beanie = bean (semi-transparent) = bean + ie

Derived from 'bean' in its slang sense 'head' plus diminutive '-ie'; learners who know only the vegetable sense of 'bean' may not infer 'small cap'.

Etymology

Beanie comes from bean, a playful word for the 'head', so a beanie is a small, close-fitting hat for your head.