Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

visor

/ˈvaɪzɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: vi-sor
IPA: /ˈvaɪzɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.

noun

A mask for the face.

noun

The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.

noun

A rigid adjustable flap on an automobile windshield that can shield the eyes of a driver from direct sunlight or glare.

verb

To cover with, or as if with, a visor.

Transitive verb

name

Initialism of Violent and Sexual Offenders Register.

British usage

Example Sentences

"A close helmet entirely covers the head, face, and neck, having on the front perforations for the admission of air, and slits through which the wearer may see objects around him, this part which is stiled the visor lifts up by means of a pivot over each ear."
"No visor does become black villainy So well as soft and tender flattery."

Etymology

From Middle English viser, from Anglo-Norman viser and Old French visiere.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: viser, visiere

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvaɪzɚ/

Usage

Transitive verb
British usage

Inflected Forms

visors (plural) vizor (alternative, archaic) visar (alternative, obsolete) visier (alternative, obsolete) visiere (alternative, obsolete) visour (alternative, obsolete) visors (present, singular) visoring (participle, present) visored (participle, past) visored (past)

Derived Forms

visorless visorlike

Frequently Paired Words

vizard visard bevor buffe

Synonyms

bill peak eyeshade vizor

Antonyms

unvisor

Rhymes With

advisor adviser kaiser wiser pfizer riser geyser miser keyser divisor incisor schweizer

Questions

How do you pronounce visor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪzɚ/.
What does visor mean?: A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
Where does visor come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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