Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stylet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
stylet
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An engraving tool, a stylus.

noun

A style of a plant's flower.

noun

A slender medical probe or device.

noun

A poniard or stiletto.

noun

A stiff, slender organ of an animal.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto. By surface analysis, style + -et.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

stylets (plural)

Derived Forms

styletiform styletted

Synonyms

style

Rhymes With

pilot violet pilate islet copilot eyelet skylit

Questions

What does stylet mean?
An engraving tool, a stylus.
Where does stylet come from?
From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto. By surface analysis, style + -et.

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