Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empire-waisted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: em-pire-waist-ed
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an empire waist.

Example Sentences

"Mom gave me money to buy these paisley, empire-waisted, one-piece satin lounge pajamas I'd seen at Lerner's Department Store."

Inflected Forms

more empire-waisted (comparative) most empire-waisted (superlative)

Questions

What does empire-waisted mean?: Having an empire waist.

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