Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sipid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sipid
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a taste or flavour.

Obsolete

Etymology

Back-formation from insipid. A direct borrowing from Latin would have instead yielded sapid, but neither of these words is much used in English; a most common synonym from this root is savoury.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more sipid (comparative) most sipid (superlative)

Synonyms

savoury sapid

Questions

What does sipid mean?
Having a taste or flavour.
Where does sipid come from?
Back-formation from insipid. A direct borrowing from Latin would have instead yielded sapid, but neither of these words is much used in English; a most common synonym from this root is savoury.

How to pronounce sipid

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “sipid”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “sipid”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “sipid” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.