arrival
/əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.44 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The early arrival of the bride created a stir."
- "And wander we to see thy honest son, Who will of thy arrival be full joyous."
- "the unavoidable irregularity in the arrivals of coal ships"
- "We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner."
- "The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?"
- "He celebrated the arrival of payday with a shopping spree."
Etymology
From Middle English arivaile, arivaille, arrival, arryvaile, arryvaylle, aryvayle, aryvaylle, from Middle French arrivaille, from arriver. By surface analysis, arrive + -al.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: arivaile, arrivaille