Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semifaience

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-faience
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pottery having a transparent glaze instead of the opaque enamel of true faience.

Uncountable

Etymology

From semi- + faience.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

semifaiences (plural)

Questions

What does semifaience mean?: Pottery having a transparent glaze instead of the opaque enamel of true faience.
Where does semifaience come from?: From semi- + faience.

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