Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flightmare

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flight-mare
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unpleasant flight or experience during air travel.

noun

A type of dragon with poisonous breath that feeds on luminous algae.

Example Sentences

"She glanced, for the first time since this flightmare started, to the man sitting in the aisle seat beside her."
"I was so grateful to see my children that day, and even Jake was a sight for sore eyes after the “flightmare” from hell."
"The flightmare continues as I elbow my way through chuckleheads in pleated khakis or gamey business suits with phones clipped to their belts, parents who are wrangling several unruly kids hopped up on M&Ms, and reunited couples engaged in serious tonsil hockey."
"Flames like flightmare algae hidden within the enclaves of a kaleidoscope illusion, a gateway into the god's secret treasure chest."

Etymology

Blend of flight + nightmare. Compare also frightmare.

Inflected Forms

flightmares (plural) flight-mare (alternative)

Questions

What does flightmare mean?: An unpleasant flight or experience during air travel.
Where does flightmare come from?: Blend of flight + nightmare. Compare also frightmare.

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