Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nib pen

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: nib pen
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pen, usually a fountain pen, but formerly often a dip pen, in which the ink flows through a narrow gap in a nib, usually metal, by capillary action.

Inflected Forms

nib pens (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ballpoint pen fountain pen gel pen stylographic pen

Questions

What does nib pen mean?: A pen, usually a fountain pen, but formerly often a dip pen, in which the ink flows through a narrow gap in a nib, usually metal, by capillary action.

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