Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flawed

/floːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: flawed
IPA: /floːd/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a flaw or imperfection.

Example Sentences

"Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery."
"His design for a perpetual motion machine is flawed because water does not flow uphill."
"He presents Hitler’s rise as an element of the collapse of a republic confronting dilemmas of globalization with imperfect instruments and flawed leaders."
"Yet he was correct on every point, meaning that the Plan was deeply flawed from the start."

Etymology

From Middle English flaued, equivalent to flaw + -ed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: flaued
Suffix: flaw

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /floːd/
British English: /flɔːd/

Inflected Forms

more flawed (comparative) most flawed (superlative)

Derived Forms

flawsome unflawed

Synonyms

blemished

Antonyms

perfect flawless indefectible faultless ideal immaculate impeccable infallible irreproachable pristine unblemished

Rhymes With

broad abroad fraud mod claude applaud aud maude maud laude clawed defraud

Questions

How do you pronounce flawed?: The recorded pronunciation is /floːd/.
What does flawed mean?: Having a flaw or imperfection.
Where does flawed come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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