Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aida

/aɪˈidə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: ai-da
IPA: /aɪˈidə/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Aida cloth.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of Aida cloth.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name from Italian in quiet use since the 1870s.

name

Initialism of Asteroid Impact & Deflection Mission.

noun

Initialism of attention, interest, desire, action.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Use a size 24 needle for most aidas, and a size 26 for evenweaves and linens."
"The benefit however of stitching on a higher count aida is that the overall project will be smaller, and you can fit in a greater level of detail."
"Each of the projects in this book use 14 count aida, which means there are fourteen squares (or stitches) per inch of fabric."
"Her name was Aida, like the opera, and I said I’d heard it meant happy in Italian. More laughter. Oh, I always live up to it."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Aida, made famous by Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida, which premiered in 1871.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Aida

Usage

Inflected Forms

aidas (plural)

Synonyms

Aida cloth

Homonyms

uyeda

Rhymes With

alameda frida almeida yoshida eda frieda nida merida leda maeda machida lida

Questions

How do you pronounce aida?: The recorded pronunciation is /aɪˈidə/.
What does aida mean?: Synonym of Aida cloth.
Where does aida come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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