Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demi-matte

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: demi--mat-te
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Partially matte; between matte and glossy.

Example Sentences

"Personally, I don't have a preference when it comes to the finish of a lip product; one day I could be cosplaying as Blair Waldorf with her iconic glossy pout and the other I'm in my 2014 King Kylie Tumblr era, rocking a matte (and overlined, duh) lip. ¶ So, with that in mind (do with that information as you will), I wasn't sure how an in-between demi-matte formula would compare."

Etymology

From demi- + matte.

Questions

What does demi-matte mean?: Partially matte; between matte and glossy.
Where does demi-matte come from?: From demi- + matte.

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