Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

choirboyish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: choir-boy-ish
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a choirboy.

Example Sentences

"It was a sweet, choirboyish face, despite the full brown mustache, much younger looking than thirty."

Etymology

From choirboy + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: choirboy

Inflected Forms

more choirboyish (comparative) most choirboyish (superlative)

Questions

What does choirboyish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a choirboy.
Where does choirboyish come from?: From choirboy + -ish.

How to pronounce choirboyish

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