avoirdupois
/ˌævɚdəˈpɔɪz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.63 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It seems humanly reasonable that the three of us can woman-handle a mere man of your elderly and insulting avoirdupois."
- "The detective sergeant, who was called Munro, more than made up for Cullen's advance in the avoirdupois department. Lean to the point of emaciation, Munro was also a paragon of contemporary fashion. He was clad in a hideous brown suit […]"
- "From that mountain go men to the city of Thauriso that was wont to be clept Taxis, that is a full fair city and a great, and one of the best that is in the world for merchandise; thither come all merchants for to buy avoirdupois, and it is in the land of the Emperor of Persia."
Etymology
From Middle English avoir de pois, aver de peis, haburdy poyse, haburdepays, haburdepeyse, from Old French aveir + de + peis (“asset of weight”), influenced by Middle French avoir + du + pois; compare French poids (“weight”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌævɚdəˈpɔɪz/
- British English: /ˌævədəˈpɔɪz/