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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gown

/ˈɡaʊ̯n/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
gown
IPA
/ˈɡaʊ̯n/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loose, flowing upper garment.

noun

A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.

noun

The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.

noun

The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.

noun

The university community, especially as contrasted with the local populace.

noun

A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.

noun

Any sort of dress or garb.

noun

The robe worn by a surgeon.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *gunader. Late Latin gunna Old French gounebor. Middle English gowne English gown From Middle English gowne, from Anglo-Norman goune, gune (“fur-trimmed coat, pelisse”), from Old French goune, from Late Latin gunna (“leather garment, a fur”). Cognate with Manx gooyn, Irish gúna.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡaʊ̯n/
  • British English: /ˈɡaʊ̯n/

Inflected Forms

gowns (plural) gowns (present, singular) gowning (participle, present) gowned (participle, past) gowned (past)

Derived Forms

ballgown bedgown begown begowned Bluegown disgown gownie gownless gownlet gownlike gownmaker gownmaking

Phrases

bouffant gown Brunswick gown cap and gown carriage gown commoner's gown dressing gown dressing-gown evening gown

Synonyms

robe surgical gown scrubs nightgown nightie night-robe nightdress

Rhymes With

down top-down run-down town brown crown downtown clown drown noun browne uptown

Questions

How do you pronounce gown?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡaʊ̯n/.
What does gown mean?
A loose, flowing upper garment.
Where does gown come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce gown

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