Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vanillafy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vanil-lafy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make generic, tame, or anodyne.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"In Carver's words, the interior had been "vanillafied" into a colorless muddle that, while perhaps fitting for a modern pharmacy, was not the right kind of environment for a store that emphasized beauty and sensuality."
"They WILL be exposed to different cultures, unless specific measures are taken to vanillafy their experiences."
"'We like our heroes to be complex,' he [Benedict Cumberbatch] continues. 'We don't like two-dimensional stereotypes. They don't last very long. Also, for an actor, it's a lot more fun to play someone who has shape and edge than someone who has been softened and "vanillafied"."

Etymology

From vanilla + -fy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: vanilla

Usage

Inflected Forms

vanillafies (present, singular) vanillafying (participle, present) vanillafied (participle, past) vanillafied (past)

Questions

What does vanillafy mean?: To make generic, tame, or anodyne.
Where does vanillafy come from?: From vanilla + -fy.

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