Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

darkmans

/ˈdɑːkmənz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dark-mans
IPA: /ˈdɑːkmənz/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The night.

British usage; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I have, by the salomon, a doxy that carries a kinchin mort in her slate at her back, besides my dell and my dainty wild dell, with all whom I'll tumble this next darkmans in the strommel […]"
"Men were men then, and fought each other in the open field, and there was nae milling in the darkmans."
"Ah, Bess, my covess, strike me blind if my sees don't tout your bingo muns in spite of the darkmans."
"White thy fambles, red thy gan / And thy quarrons dainty is. / Couch a hogshead with me then. / In the darkmans clip and kiss."

Etymology

From dark + -mans.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dark

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɑːkmənz/

Usage

Phrases

bene darkmans

Antonyms

lightmans

Questions

How do you pronounce darkmans?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑːkmənz/.
What does darkmans mean?: The night.
Where does darkmans come from?: From dark + -mans.

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