Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

circlet

/ˈsɜɹklət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: cir-clet
IPA: /ˈsɜɹklət/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small circle.

noun

A ring (typically of gold or silver) worn as an ornament on the head.

noun

A crown without arches or a covering.

noun

A round body; an orb.

Example Sentences

"He wore in addition to his leathern trappings and jewelled ornaments a great circlet of gold about his brow in the exact centre of which was set an immense stone, the exact counterpart of that which I had seen upon the breast of the little old man at the atmosphere plant nearly twenty years before."
"Her faire lockes in rich circlet be enrold."
"Fairest of stars […] that crown'st the smiling morn / With thy bright circlet."

Etymology

From Middle French cerclet, diminutive of cercle.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: cerclet

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɜɹklət/
British English: /ˈsɜːklət/

Inflected Forms

circlets (plural)

Derived Forms

circleted

Questions

How do you pronounce circlet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɜɹklət/.
What does circlet mean?: A small circle.
Where does circlet come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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