Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

declutter

/diːˈklʌtə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
de-clut-ter
IPA
/diːˈklʌtə(ɹ)/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of removing clutter; a decluttering.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To remove clutter from, to tidy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English clutter English declutter From de- + clutter.

Usage

Inflected Forms

declutters (plural) declutters (present, singular) decluttering (participle, present) decluttered (participle, past) decluttered (past)

Derived Forms

declutterer

Synonyms

dejunk tidy

Questions

How do you pronounce declutter?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈklʌtə(ɹ)/.
What does declutter mean?
The act or process of removing clutter; a decluttering.
Where does declutter come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English clutter English declutter From de- + clutter.

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