Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

darkwave

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: dark-wave
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musical movement that originated in the late 1970s, combining elements of new wave and gothic rock with dark, thoughtful lyrics and an undertone of sorrow.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As well as mainstream pop you'll find dance, funk and all kinds of club music, world music and even very select genres such as darkwave medieval, darkwave gothic to darkwave neofolk."
"Since the 1980s, several goth substyles have mixed the Batcave heritage with other musical genres into new goth substyles. New wave was gothed into darkwave, classic rock into gothic rock, and metal into gothic metal. […] The term darkwave originated in the 1980s as an indicator of the “dark” counterpart of new wave."

Etymology

From dark + -wave, meaning the “dark” counterpart of new wave.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dark

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

dark wave (alternative)

Derived Forms

darkwaver

Phrases

neoclassical darkwave

Frequently Paired Words

coldwave

Questions

What does darkwave mean?: A musical movement that originated in the late 1970s, combining elements of new wave and gothic rock with dark, thoughtful lyrics and an undertone of sorrow.
Where does darkwave come from?: From dark + -wave, meaning the “dark” counterpart of new wave.

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