Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

envy-free

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: en-vy-free
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Such that every partner deems that his or her allocated share is at least as good as any other share.

Etymology

From envy + -free.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: envy

Questions

What does envy-free mean?: Such that every partner deems that his or her allocated share is at least as good as any other share.
Where does envy-free come from?: From envy + -free.

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