Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suede

/sweɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: suede
IPA: /sweɪd/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.

Uncountable

adj

Made of suede.

verb

To make (leather) into suede.

Transitive verb

verb

To finish (fabric) by abrasion, giving it a fibrous surface.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"“She sheathed her legs in the sheerest of the nylons that her father had brought back from the Continent, and slipped her feet into the toeless, high-heeled shoes of black suède.”"
"Richard DeLongpre: Mmm, your belly skin is like suede. Jeremy DeLongpre: Thanks. Richard: Tough but soft, like a man."

Etymology

Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves from Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.

Usage

Inflected Forms

suedes (plural) suedes (present, singular) sueding (participle, present) sueded (participle, past) sueded (past)

Derived Forms

microsuede Ultrasuede suedehead suedelike suedette suedey

Phrases

suede brush suede-shoe operator suede-shoe salesman

Frequently Paired Words

emerize

Synonyms

suede cloth suede leather

Homonyms

swayed (except Scotland) swayed

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce suede?: The recorded pronunciation is /sweɪd/.
What does suede mean?: A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.
Where does suede come from?: Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves from Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.

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