confab
/kənˈfæb/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "But, Sir, as I am in haſte, we had better refer the Diſpute at preſent—any other Time I am at your Service for a Confab of a few Hours—I ſhall run thro' my Buſineſs with as brief Prolixity as poſſible— [...]"
- "[January 4, 1810.] [...] At six to la Baronne Knebel, chez lui Princess Caroline. Tea and cheerful confab."
- "Some confab followed, and I overheard enough to tell me that a scouting party had come in, bringing a prisoner."
- "The delegates must, of course, hold endless private confabs before they meet in order to take any formal action."
- "A few unexpected nerves took over as we waited to board the São Paulo plane. Phone calls and confabs behind the scenes between officials holding the pile of passports had us worried."
- "Soom after the Illinois governor won the 1952 Democratic Party nomination, [Harry] Golden fired off several witty memos to Stevenson [i.e., Adlai Stevenson II], who in turn invited him to come to Springfield for a campaign speech-writing confab."
Etymology
Clipping of confabulation, from Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or their results); see further at etymology 2.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: confabulacion, confābulātiōnem, *bʰeh₂-, cōnfābulārī
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈfæb/
- British English: /ˈkɒnfæb/