Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sidal

/ˈsaɪd(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sidal
IPA: /ˈsaɪd(ə)l/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or involving a person's side (rather than the front or back).

Humorous

Example Sentences

"full sidal nudity"
"In television, the final refuge of Victorianism, eroticism is the great no-no. "I have coined the expression: 'At NBC, we don't show frontal, backal or sidal nudity,'" Traviesas says."

Etymology

From side + -al, in humorous reference to frontal. Used since at least the 1970s.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: side

Usage

Humorous

Frequently Paired Words

frontal backal

Questions

How do you pronounce sidal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪd(ə)l/.
What does sidal mean?: Of or involving a person's side (rather than the front or back).
Where does sidal come from?: From side + -al, in humorous reference to frontal. Used since at least the 1970s.

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