Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shelterage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shel-ter-age
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Shelter; a place where things can be sheltered.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is true, his household goods were now removed to more auspicious shelterage; the cherry-tree chair stood beside a chimney with a marble ledge; […]"

Etymology

From shelter + -age.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shelter

Usage

Inflected Forms

shelterages (plural)

Questions

What does shelterage mean?: Shelter; a place where things can be sheltered.
Where does shelterage come from?: From shelter + -age.

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