Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

castoff

/kˈæstˌɔf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: castoff
IPA: /kˈæstˌɔf/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Discarded, rejected.

noun

Something that has been rejected or discarded; a reject.

Example Sentences

"Found art is created when odd, disparate, unlikely, even long-abandoned castoffs are put together with other similarly unexpected remnants to create something new and, if all goes as planned, lovely."

Etymology

Deverbal from cast off.

Inflected Forms

cast-off (alternative) castoffs (plural)

Rhymes With

blastoff

Questions

How do you pronounce castoff?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈæstˌɔf/.
What does castoff mean?: Discarded, rejected.
Where does castoff come from?: Deverbal from cast off.

How to pronounce castoff

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