Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overbright

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-bright
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Operetta is tricky: potentially as sparkling and sophisticated as Champagne, it is often produced today as a kind of Kool-Aid punch, overbright and oversweet and with very little appeal to a discriminating audience."

Etymology

From over- + bright.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Derived Forms

overbrightly

Questions

What does overbright mean?: Too bright.
Where does overbright come from?: From over- + bright.

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