Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downbent

/ˈdaʊnbɛnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: down-bent
IPA: /ˈdaʊnbɛnt/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Beforetime of all Gods one have I seen in pain, / One only Titan bound with adamantine chain, / Atlas in strength supreme, who groaning stoops, downbent / Under the burthen of the earth and heaven's broad firmament."

Etymology

From down- + bent.

Inflected Forms

more downbent (comparative) most downbent (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce downbent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaʊnbɛnt/.
What does downbent mean?: Bent downward.
Where does downbent come from?: From down- + bent.

How to pronounce downbent

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