Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longbeard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: long-beard
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man with a long beard.

noun

Synonym of greybeard (“an old man”).

noun

Synonym of greybeard (“experienced long-time member of a group”).

noun

Synonym of greybeard (“a bellarmine”).

Example Sentences

"For those who have never navigated “Fairways,” as some longbeards call the original store — there are satellites in Harlem and Brooklyn and on Long Island, with another planned for New Jersey — it is a low-ceilinged warren under pitiless fluorescents."

Etymology

From long + beard.

Inflected Forms

longbeards (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Lombard Langobard

Synonyms

greybeard bellarmine long-beard

Questions

What does longbeard mean?: A man with a long beard.
Where does longbeard come from?: From long + beard.

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