Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deafie

/ˈdɛ.fi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deaf-ie
IPA: /ˈdɛ.fi/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Derogatory; Slang

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *daubaz Proto-West Germanic *daub Old English dēaf Middle English def English deaf English -ie English deafie From deaf + -ie.

Usage

Inflected Forms

deafies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

blindie

Antonyms

hearie

Rhymes With

effie feoffee

Questions

How do you pronounce deafie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛ.fi/.
What does deafie mean?: A deaf person.
Where does deafie come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *daubaz Proto-West Germanic *daub Old English dēaf Middle English def English deaf English -ie English deafie From deaf + -ie.

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