EGAVE

fringe

About 4.45 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A decorative border.
    the fringe of a picture
  2. noun A border or edging.
  3. noun A marginal or peripheral part.
  4. noun A group of people situated on the periphery of a larger community. Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding extremist or unorthodox views.
    a fringe group of the party
  5. noun Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding extremist or unorthodox views.
    a fringe group of the party
  6. noun The periphery of an area, especially a town or city.
    He lives on the fringe of London.
  7. noun Used attributively with reference to Aboriginal people living on the edge of towns etc.
  8. noun Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle where it is cut straight across.
    Her fringe is so long it covers her eyes.

Similar words

edge outskirt periphery peripheral marginal outer boundary bangs band bordure cusp

Often followed by

of benefits benefit and the pattern is areas on

Word family

fringed fringes fringier fringiest fringing fringy

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