Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chimneypiece

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: chim-ney-p-iece
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"Partridge Fine Art of London has a carved and gilded rococo chimneypiece festooned with Ho-Ho birds, garlands of flowers, fruit and female masks."

Etymology

From chimney + piece.

Inflected Forms

chimneypieces (plural) chimney piece (alternative) chimney-piece (alternative)

Synonyms

mantel mantelpiece mantle mantlepiece

Questions

What does chimneypiece mean?: A mantelpiece.
Where does chimneypiece come from?: From chimney + piece.

How to pronounce chimneypiece

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