bayadere
/ˌbaɪ.əˈdɛə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Her performance being finished, the bayadere was succeeded by others, each of whom appeared to have her specialty--one imitating by her postures a serpent-charmer; another quite unequivocally representing a man-charmer; another rapidly executing what seemed an interminable pirouette."
- "For the time, at any rate, the neat dexterity of counting and numbering machines, building machines, spinning engines, patent doorways, explosive motors, grain and water elevators, slaughter-house machines and harvesting appliances, was more fascinating to Graham than any bayadere."
- "The reflection of a greater thing claimed her and taught her, held her like a bayadere in a temple court."
- "Bertha had chosen a blue and white silk of a bayadere stripe, with lace ruffles at the neck and wrists and a skirt of voluminous fulness."
Etymology
From French bayadère.