Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greasepainted

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grease-paint-ed
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wearing greasepaint.

Example Sentences

"With sweat streaking down his greasepainted face, the clown raced to the edge of the arena, taking refuge at the top of the fence. Two other clowns emerged to chase the bull through the fence to the holding pen."

Etymology

From greasepaint + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: greasepaint

Inflected Forms

grease-painted (alternative)

Questions

What does greasepainted mean?: Wearing greasepaint.
Where does greasepainted come from?: From greasepaint + -ed.

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