Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dimpled

/dˈɪmpəld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: dim-pled
IPA: /dˈɪmpəld/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having dimples.

verb

simple past and past participle of dimple

Example Sentences

"On each ſide her, / Stood pretty Dimpled Boyes, like ſmiling Cupids, / VVith diuers coulour'd Fannes vvhoſe vvinde did ſeeme / To gloue the delicate cheekes vvhich they did coole, / And vvhat they vndid did."

Etymology

Etymology tree English dimple Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English dimpled From dimple + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more dimpled (comparative) most dimpled (superlative)

Derived Forms

undimpled

Phrases

dimpled chad

Questions

How do you pronounce dimpled?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɪmpəld/.
What does dimpled mean?: Having dimples.
Where does dimpled come from?: Etymology tree English dimple Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English dimpled From dimple + -ed.

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