Extensions to pet and proper names, such as the ie in laddie or lassie, or the y in names like Robby or Donny, surfaced in Scotland around 1400 and became popularized as endearments by the poems of Robert Bums (1759-1796).
This collection of shirts runs the gamut of color. The definition of gamut is the entire range or extent of something. An example of gamut is a clothing collection that includes every color of the rainbow. gamut. gamut.
Synonym Discussion of orbit. range, gamut, compass, sweep, scope, orbit mean the extent that lies within the powers of something (as to cover or control). range is a general term indicating the extent of one's perception or the extent of powers, capacities, or possibilities. the entire range of human experience