Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mayfairish

/ˈmeɪfɛɹɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: may-fairish
IPA: /ˈmeɪfɛɹɪʃ/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of the affluent area of Mayfair in London.

Example Sentences

"Peter Hall lets it be very obvious that he doesn't believe in fairies of the old-fashioned sort but only in the Mayfairish variety."
"By contrast, he is urbane, Mayfairish and pleasantly casual. He drifted into music-publishing four years ago 'as a joke'. Then, he began in one room. Now, his offices fill an entire building, […]"
"One night she invited me to meet her from her advertising agency in a rather posh Mayfairish pub and I was saying to her, “What does this character look like?”"

Etymology

From Mayfair + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Mayfair

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmeɪfɛɹɪʃ/
British English: /ˈmeɪfɛəɹɪʃ/

Inflected Forms

more Mayfairish (comparative) most Mayfairish (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mayfairish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪfɛɹɪʃ/.
What does mayfairish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of the affluent area of Mayfair in London.
Where does mayfairish come from?: From Mayfair + -ish.

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