Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piny

/pˈaɪni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: piny
IPA: /pˈaɪni/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, resembling, pertaining to, or having many pines.

noun

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: pinelike"
"a piny fragrance"
"The country in the neighbourhood of this village resembled, to a greater degree, the scenery of Switzerland; but every thing is on a lower scale, and the green hills want the crown of distant white Alps, which always attend on the piny mountains of my native country."
"Jingle Bells, piney smells All the boys and the girls Say it’s cliched To be cynical At Christmas"

Etymology

From pine + -y.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

pinier (comparative) piniest (superlative) piney (alternative) pinies (plural)

Phrases

pine green

Frequently Paired Words

pine green pinewood Piney

Synonyms

pinelike

Homonyms

Piney

Rhymes With

tiny shiny whiny spiny viney winey riney dominy swiney heiney heiny

Questions

How do you pronounce piny?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈaɪni/.
What does piny mean?: Of, resembling, pertaining to, or having many pines.
Where does piny come from?: From pine + -y.

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