Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cressy

/ˈkɹɛsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: cressy
IPA: /ˈkɹɛsi/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Abounding in cresses.

adj

Resembling or characteristic of cress.

name

Synonym of Crecy (Crecy-en-Ponthieu, Crecy Forest, Crecy Campaign, Battle of Crecy)

name

Former name of Cressey: a census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.

name

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

name

A town in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.

name

A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway and the Shire of Corangamite, south western Victoria, Australia

Example Sentences

"Between the copse and the brook, the slope was covered with pale lilac lady's-smocks, each standing separately in the grass, a frail stalk of bloom above a spread of cressy leaves."
"a slightly cressy flavor"

Etymology

From cress + -y.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Crécy
Suffix: cress

Inflected Forms

more cressy (comparative) most cressy (superlative)

Synonyms

Crecy

Homonyms

Cressy Cressey Crecy

Rhymes With

jesse messy jessie bessie essie sulawesi ceci dressy jessy nessie vesey alessi

Questions

How do you pronounce cressy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɛsi/.
What does cressy mean?: Abounding in cresses.
Where does cressy come from?: It is traced to French.

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