Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adoze

/əˈdoʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adoze
IPA: /əˈdoʊz/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dozing, napping, asleep.

adv

Dozing, napping, asleep.

Example Sentences

"He lay adoze, rousing only when someone came too close."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English doze English adoze From a- + doze.

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce adoze?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈdoʊz/.
What does adoze mean?: Dozing, napping, asleep.
Where does adoze come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English doze English adoze From a- + doze.

How to pronounce adoze

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