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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eye-apple

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.57 in modern English

Syllables
eye--ap-ple
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The eyeball or pupil

noun

Synonym of apple of one's eye.

Etymology

From Middle English ij appel, from Old English ēagæppel (“eyeball, pupil”), from Proto-West Germanic *augapl, equivalent to eye + apple. Cognate with West Frisian eachappel (“pupil”), Dutch oogappel (“eyeball; pupil”), German Augapfel (“eyeball”), Danish øjeæble (“eyeball”), Norwegian øyeeple (“eyeball”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

eye-apples (plural)

Phrases

apple of the eye

Frequently Paired Words

apple of the eye

Synonyms

apple of one's eye

Questions

What does eye-apple mean?
The eyeball or pupil
Where does eye-apple come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce eye-apple

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