Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indie

/ˈɪndi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-die
IPA: /ˈɪndi/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Independent; from outside the mainstream.

noun

An independent publisher.

Countable

noun

A work released by an independent publisher.

Countable

noun

A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.

Uncountable

noun

A person who listens to indie music and follows indie fashion.

Countable

name

Alternative form of Indy (“the Independent newspaper”).

Example Sentences

"an indie pop group"
"an indie video game"
"You would hide away and find your peace of mind / With some indie record that’s much cooler than mine"
"He says Ninja Tune retains the master and publishing rights on most of its catalog, making it easy to license quickly. Yet as majors jump on the videogame bandwagon, he fears indies may lose that outlet."

Etymology

From independent, by shortening, + -ie. Used of popular music since the 1980s, and of cinema for some decades before that.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ie

Usage

Inflected Forms

indies (plural)

Derived Forms

grindie indiedom indieness indietronica Indiewood stindie

Phrases

indie folk indie-like indie pop indie press indie rock landfill indie

Frequently Paired Words

indy

Homonyms

indy

Rhymes With

hindi cindy windy indy mindy lindy rawalpindi cyndi bindi sindhi kindy findy

Questions

How do you pronounce indie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪndi/.
What does indie mean?: Independent; from outside the mainstream.
Where does indie come from?: From independent, by shortening, + -ie. Used of popular music since the 1980s, and of cinema for some decades before that.

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