Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

free-hanging

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: free-hang-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Hanging clear of other objects and without support from other objects.

adj

Not run in; on a separate line (or multiple separate lines) defined by hard returns.

Etymology

From free + hanging.

Inflected Forms

freehanging (alternative)

Phrases

free-falling free-flowing free running free-standing

Frequently Paired Words

free-falling freefalling free-flowing free running freerunning free-standing freestanding cantilevered

Antonyms

run in

Questions

What does free-hanging mean?: Hanging clear of other objects and without support from other objects.
Where does free-hanging come from?: From free + hanging.

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