Gadget — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈædʒɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈadʒɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈadʒɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈædʒɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

convenience gizmo appliance contraption widget contrivance gismo

Word Forms

convenient	adjective	suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
gadgeteer	noun	a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

artilugio

un dispositivo o control que es muy útil para un trabajo en particular

🇷🇺Russian

гаджет

устройство или элемент управления, который очень полезен для конкретной работы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गैजेट

एक उपकरण या नियंत्रण जो किसी विशेष कार्य के लिए बहुत उपयोगी है

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্যাজেট

একটি ডিভাইস বা নিয়ন্ত্রণ যা একটি নির্দিষ্ট কাজের জন্য খুব দরকারী

🇮🇳Tamil

கேஜெட்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வேலைக்கு மிகவும் பயனுள்ள சாதனம் அல்லது கட்டுப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

గాడ్జెట్

నిర్దిష్ట ఉద్యోగానికి చాలా ఉపయోగకరంగా ఉండే పరికరం లేదా నియంత్రణ

🇮🇳Marathi

गॅझेट

एखादे उपकरण किंवा नियंत्रण जे विशिष्ट कामासाठी अतिशय उपयुक्त आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેજેટ

ઉપકરણ અથવા નિયંત્રણ કે જે ચોક્કસ કામ માટે ખૂબ જ ઉપયોગી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಯಾಜೆಟ್

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಉಪಯುಕ್ತವಾದ ಸಾಧನ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗാഡ്ജെറ്റ്

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ജോലിക്ക് വളരെ ഉപയോഗപ്രദമായ ഒരു ഉപകരണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിയന്ത്രണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਜੇਟ

ਇੱਕ ਡਿਵਾਈਸ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਕੰਮ ਲਈ ਬਹੁਤ ਉਪਯੋਗੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گیجٹ

ایک آلہ یا کنٹرول جو کسی خاص کام کے لیے بہت مفید ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小工具

对特定工作非常有用的设备或控制装置

🇯🇵Japanese

ガジェット

特定のジョブに非常に役立つデバイスまたはコントロール

🇰🇷Korean

간단한 기계 장치

특정 작업에 매우 유용한 장치 또는 컨트롤

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiện ích

một thiết bị hoặc điều khiển rất hữu ích cho một công việc cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

แกดเจ็ต

อุปกรณ์หรือการควบคุมที่มีประโยชน์มากสำหรับงานเฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

Gawai

suatu perangkat atau kontrol yang sangat berguna untuk suatu pekerjaan tertentu

🇲🇾Malay

gajet

peranti atau kawalan yang sangat berguna untuk kerja tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أداة

جهاز أو عنصر تحكم مفيد جدًا لوظيفة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

ابزار

دستگاه یا کنترلی که برای یک کار خاص بسیار مفید است

🇹🇷Turkish

alet

belirli bir iş için çok faydalı olan bir cihaz veya kontrol

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַכשִׁיר

מכשיר או שליטה שימושיים מאוד עבור עבודה מסוימת

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The primary meaning of 'gadget' is 'a device or control that is very useful for a particular job'.

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