Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contrasty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
con-trasty
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having great contrast between light and dark areas (of a subject or photograph).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From contrast + -y.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more contrasty (comparative) most contrasty (superlative)

Questions

What does contrasty mean?
Having great contrast between light and dark areas (of a subject or photograph).
Where does contrasty come from?
From contrast + -y.

How to pronounce contrasty

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