Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

démodé

/ˌdeɪməʊˈdeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-mode
IPA: /ˌdeɪməʊˈdeɪ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Outdated, old-fashioned.

Example Sentences

"If, in the foregoing rapid summary, it has not always been possible to speak with uniform gravity, it is that, to-day, the main issue of Cecilia’s story has become—as the author’s own Captain Aresby would now have said—a little démodé."
"“And the Vicar's wife too. Dear, all this is weeks and weeks old; I suppose it has only just reached the Vicarage. Do let us be up-to-date. Physical culture has been quite démodé since last Thursday.”"
"Leisure travel will have to rescue the railways because commuting is becoming démodé and viewed with suspicion/mistrust by modern-day employees."

Etymology

Borrowed from French démodé.

Inflected Forms

more démodé (comparative) most démodé (superlative)

Synonyms

old-hat passé unchic basic cheugy cringe cringey cringeworthy dated démodé elderly fossilized

Questions

How do you pronounce démodé?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdeɪməʊˈdeɪ/.
What does démodé mean?: Outdated, old-fashioned.
Where does démodé come from?: Borrowed from French démodé.

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