Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zero-proof

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: ze-ro-proof
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Nonalcoholic, alcohol-free.

Example Sentences

"Making a good-tasting, zero-proof wine has been technically harder to pull off, and “there’s a fair amount of bias against nonalcoholic wines from wine purists,” said Dawn Maire, founder of nonalcoholic Starla Wines, which debuted in 2021."

Etymology

From zero + proof (“measure of alcohol content”).

Phrases

full-proof

Frequently Paired Words

full-proof

Questions

What does zero-proof mean?: Nonalcoholic, alcohol-free.
Where does zero-proof come from?: From zero + proof (“measure of alcohol content”).

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