Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vagrancy

/ˈveɪɡɹənsɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: va-grancy
IPA: /ˈveɪɡɹənsɪ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the state of being a vagrant

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"vagrancy laws"
"charge of vagrancy"
"combat vagrancy"
"The city introduced new laws dealing with vagrancy."
"He was arrested on charges of vagrancy."

Etymology

From vagrant + -cy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

vagrancies (plural)

Derived Forms

antivagrancy

Questions

How do you pronounce vagrancy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈveɪɡɹənsɪ/.
What does vagrancy mean?: the state of being a vagrant
Where does vagrancy come from?: From vagrant + -cy.

How to pronounce vagrancy

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