Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ivorylike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ivory-like
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling ivory.

Example Sentences

"The waxen pallor of her face was almost spiritual in its ivorylike purity though her rosebud mouth was a genuine Cupid's bow, Greekly perfect."

Etymology

From ivory + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ivory

Inflected Forms

more ivorylike (comparative) most ivorylike (superlative)

Questions

What does ivorylike mean?: Resembling ivory.
Where does ivorylike come from?: From ivory + -like.

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