Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curt

/kɝt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
curt
IPA
/kɝt/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.

adj

Short or concise.

verb

To cut, cut short, shorten.

Obsolete

name

A short form of the male given name Curtis

name

A male given name from the Germanic languages, an anglicized spelling of Kurt

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the Latin curtus (“shortened”). Cognate with Dutch kort, German kurz, Galician curto, French court, Italian corto, Portuguese curto, and Spanish corto. Doublet of short.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɝt/
  • British English: /kɜːt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

curter (comparative) curtest (superlative) curts (present, singular) curting (participle, present) curted (participle, past) curted (past)

Derived Forms

curtly curtness curtail curtailment kirtle

Phrases

curt-axe

Frequently Paired Words

shirt short skirt

Synonyms

brusque short crisp laconic terse brusk

Homonyms

Kurt

Rhymes With

hurt shirt alert dirt insert skirt kurt dessert assert flirt bert burt

Questions

How do you pronounce curt?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɝt/.
What does curt mean?
Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
Where does curt come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce curt

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