Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beachwear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
beach-wear
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English beachwear From beach + -wear.

Usage

Questions

What does beachwear mean?
Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
Where does beachwear come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English beachwear From beach + -wear.

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