creature
/ˈkɹi.tʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.16 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An unidentified, mysterious, and often monstrous animal or being.
noun
A being subservient to or dependent upon another.
Example Sentences
- "insects and other creatures"
- "But what would be the sentiment of uppertendom, when it should be rumored that the beautiful young creature, of the proud Clarence Delwood's choice, had stooped so low, as to maintain herself by her own hands?"
- "Urologists often want live sea horses for study of kidney disorders, for the sea horse is one of the few marine creatures with functioning kidneys."
- "But he began writing articles for The Saturday Evening Post, Esquire, and Colliers, and having finally chosen to become a journalist, has written All Creatures Great and Small about his first love[…]"
- "One answer to that is “No”: sounds exist in the perspective of creatures who can hear, although sound waves would still be bouncing around in the absence of such creatures."
- "Creatures are fascinating. From miniscule bugs to great beasts of the deep, ferocious dinosaurs to cuddly-looking pandas."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English creature (“a created thing”), borrowed via Old French creature, from Late Latin creātūra, from creō. By surface analysis, create + -ure. Displaced native Old English ġesċeaft. Doublet of craythur and critter.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *ḱer-, creature, creātūra
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɹi.tʃɚ/
- British English: /ˈkɹiː.tʃə/