Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dawny

/ˈdɔː.ni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dawny
IPA: /ˈdɔː.ni/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of dawn.

Example Sentences

"His was not the alabaster brow framed in glowing, dawny light which all these years had haunted her"

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English dawnen English dawn Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dawny From dawn + -y.

Inflected Forms

more dawny (comparative) most dawny (superlative)

Phrases

deeny dawny

Frequently Paired Words

deeny dawny

Questions

How do you pronounce dawny?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɔː.ni/.
What does dawny mean?: Resembling or characteristic of dawn.
Where does dawny come from?: Etymology tree Middle English dawnen English dawn Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dawny From dawn + -y.

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