Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dece

/diːs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: dece
IPA: /diːs/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Decent; reasonably good,

Slang

Example Sentences

"I'm sorry but this book did not quite move me. Yeah, the slang wuz kewl, the attitude was neat, and the music was dece (if you read the book four years ago) but it's not THE BEST READ I've ever had[…]"
"Salad and Franchise both played ridiculously well after we took our lead, especially considering the ridiculous conditions of the game. I suppose the rest of Texas was dece as well, good for you[…]"
"Let's take a look at this thing. Dece packaging. Wow."

Etymology

Shortening of decent.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more dece (comparative) most dece (superlative)

Rhymes With

nice police release increase piece peace top piece greece decrease lease cease niece

Questions

How do you pronounce dece?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːs/.
What does dece mean?: Decent; reasonably good,
Where does dece come from?: Shortening of decent.

How to pronounce dece

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