Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dégagé

/ˌdeɪɡɑːˈʒeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-gage
IPA: /ˌdeɪɡɑːˈʒeɪ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

unconstrained; easy; free

Example Sentences

"a graceful and dégagé manner"
"A letter from Miss Calverley written in a very degage style of spelling and handwriting, scrawling freely over the filagree paper, and commencing by calling Mr. Harry, her dear Hokey-pokey-fokey, lay on his bed table by his side …"

Etymology

Borrowed from French dégagé.

Inflected Forms

more dégagé (comparative) most dégagé (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce dégagé?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdeɪɡɑːˈʒeɪ/.
What does dégagé mean?: unconstrained; easy; free
Where does dégagé come from?: Borrowed from French dégagé.

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