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skylark

/ˈskaɪlɑɹk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
sky-lark
IPA
/ˈskaɪlɑɹk/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.

verb

To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks.

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Etymology

From sky + lark. Verb sense 1809, originally nautical, possibly influenced by northern English dialectal term lake/laik (“to play”) (from Old Norse leika (“to play (as opposed to work)”)); see lark for details.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈskaɪlɑɹk/
  • British English: /ˈskaɪlɑːk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

skylarks (plural) skylarks (present, singular) skylarking (participle, present) skylarked (participle, past) skylarked (past)

Derived Forms

skylarker skylarking

Phrases

Eurasian skylark gay as a skylark happy as a skylark Japanese skylark oriental skylark

Synonyms

alauda arvensis frolic lark rollick disport sport cavort gambol frisk romp run around lark about

Rhymes With

phylarch

Questions

How do you pronounce skylark?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskaɪlɑɹk/.
What does skylark mean?
A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.
Where does skylark come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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