Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

airsickness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
air-sick-ness
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.

Uncountable

Etymology

From air + sickness or airsick + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

airsicknesses (plural) air sickness (alternative) air-sickness (alternative)

Phrases

airsickness bag

Frequently Paired Words

carsickness seasickness trainsickness

Synonyms

flight sickness air sickness

Questions

What does airsickness mean?
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
Where does airsickness come from?
From air + sickness or airsick + -ness.

How to pronounce airsickness

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