Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microfiber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crofiber
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The spilled wine hadn't stained the microfiber couch."

Etymology

From micro- + fiber.

Usage

Inflected Forms

microfibers (plural) microfibre (alternative)

Questions

What does microfiber mean?: Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber.
Where does microfiber come from?: From micro- + fiber.

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