Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sharity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shar-i-ty
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A file-hosting and storage service for users to upload and share videos, music, software, and other content for others to use.

Example Sentences

"A way around the lock-up problem of smbfs is to use sharity."
"But with the advent of sharity that's shifted to: 'I've just got hold of something no one else has got, so I'm immediately going to make it available to EVERYBODY.'"
"According to Eric Lumbleau, creator of the music blog Mutant Sounds, the motivation behind sharity is a form of "self-aggrandizing altruism...blog authors anointing themselves as gurus and presiding over their own little kingdom of cool.""

Etymology

Originally a brand name for a product, possibly a Blend of share + charity + rarity.

Word Breakdown

Root: *keh₂-

Questions

What does sharity mean?: A file-hosting and storage service for users to upload and share videos, music, software, and other content for others to use.
Where does sharity come from?: Originally a brand name for a product, possibly a Blend of share + charity + rarity.

How to pronounce sharity

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