Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thinnish

/ˈθɪnɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thin-nish
IPA: /ˈθɪnɪʃ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

""He's a foreign-looking guy with thinnish black hair and a meaty sort of pan.""

Etymology

Etymology tree English thin Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English thinnish From thin + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more thinnish (comparative) most thinnish (superlative)

Rhymes With

finish finnish diminish minish unfinish

Questions

How do you pronounce thinnish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɪnɪʃ/.
What does thinnish mean?: Somewhat thin.
Where does thinnish come from?: Etymology tree English thin Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English thinnish From thin + -ish.

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