Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antre

/ˈæn.tɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: antre
IPA: /ˈæn.tɚ/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Aye, millions sparkled on a vein of gold, / Along whose track the prince quick footsteps told, / With all its lines abrupt and angular: / Out-shooting sometimes, like a meteor-star, / Through a vast antre;"
"1879, George Meredith, The Egoist, Chapter XXIII: Treats of the Union of Temper and Policy, Seeing him as she did, she turned from him and shunned his house as the antre of an ogre."
"Hereat quoth he to himself, "If I enter this antre, haply shall I lose myself, and perish of hunger and thirst!""

Etymology

From Middle French antre, from Latin antrum, from Ancient Greek ἄντρον (ántron). Doublet of antrum.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: antre, antrum, ἄντρον

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæn.tɚ/
British English: /ˈæn.tə(ɹ)/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

antres (plural)

Homonyms

antar

Rhymes With

banter cantor canter chanter panter ranter

Questions

How do you pronounce antre?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæn.tɚ/.
What does antre mean?: Cavern; cave.
Where does antre come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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