Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backmost

/ˈbækˌmoʊst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: back-most
IPA: /ˈbækˌmoʊst/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"1922, Thomas Hardy, Late Lyrics and Earlier This [hobby] was to delve at whiles for easel-lumber, / Stowed in the backmost slums of a soon-reached city, / Merely on chance to uncloak some worthy canvas, […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English backmost From back + -most.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbækˌmoʊst/

Frequently Paired Words

hindmost rearmost

Synonyms

hindermost hindmost rearmost

Questions

How do you pronounce backmost?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbækˌmoʊst/.
What does backmost mean?: farthest back
Where does backmost come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English backmost From back + -most.

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