Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dragonet

/ˈdɹæɡənɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: drag-onet
IPA: /ˈdɹæɡənɛt/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small dragon.

noun

Any of the small perciform marine fish of the families Callionymidae and Draconettidae (slope dragonets) found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, the family containing approximately 186 species in 18 genera.

Example Sentences

"in his wombe might lurke some hidden nest / Of many Dragonets, his fruitfull seed […]"

Etymology

From Middle English dragonet, from Middle French dragonet. By surface analysis, dragon + -et.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dragonet

Inflected Forms

dragonets (plural)

Phrases

high-finned dragonet mandarin dragonet ocellated dragonet picturesque dragonet rough-headed dragonet scooter dragonet slope dragonet spotted dragonet

Frequently Paired Words

Gobiidae

Synonyms

dragling dragonette dragonlet dragonling drakelet

Questions

How do you pronounce dragonet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹæɡənɛt/.
What does dragonet mean?: A small dragon.
Where does dragonet come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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