Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clair de lune

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: clair de lune
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pale bluish-gray colour.

adj

Of a pale bluish-gray colour.

Etymology

Borrowed from French clair de lune (“moonlight”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: clair de lune

Questions

What does clair de lune mean?: A pale bluish-gray colour.
Where does clair de lune come from?: It is traced to French.

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