Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drinkwater

/dɹˈɪŋkwˌɔtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: drinkwa-ter
IPA: /dɹˈɪŋkwˌɔtɚ/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the nickname.

noun

Potable water; water intended for drinking

Uncountable

adj

Small, rural, and insignificant.

Example Sentences

"In very dry seasons some drinkwater is brought from wells dug in the bed of the river, about half-an hour from the village."
"“I'll come back and bring you some drinkwater," he said."
"And for a moment it seemed that everything would be all right, that we were traveling back in time to that idyllic farm near a drinkwater town in Iowa, back to my boyhood, and that Mina would always smile up at me from her bed."
"I'm surprised they have that kind of thing in a drinkwater place like this."
"“[...] Heard she killed two of them Jenson brothers in some drinkwater town in Kansas?”"

Etymology

From drink + water, a nickname given to a pauper or miser, unable or unwilling to afford beer; or alternatively, a nickname given to an innkeeper or a noted tippler.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: drinkwater

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Drinkwaters (plural)

Synonyms

drinking water backwater podunk jerkwater

Questions

How do you pronounce drinkwater?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɹˈɪŋkwˌɔtɚ/.
What does drinkwater mean?: A surname transferred from the nickname.
Where does drinkwater come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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