Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mansard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: mansard
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upper

noun

noun

The upper storey of a building, surrounded by such a roof

Etymology

Borrowed from French mansarde, from Francois Mansart, French architect.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: mansarde

Inflected Forms

mansards (plural)

Derived Forms

mansarded

Synonyms

mansard roof

Questions

What does mansard mean?: having two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upper
Where does mansard come from?: It is traced to French.

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