Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delicates

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: del-i-cates
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Garments or cloth items that are delicate and need gentle handling when being laundered, especially underwear or lingerie

noun

plural of delicate

Questions

What does delicates mean?: Garments or cloth items that are delicate and need gentle handling when being laundered, especially underwear or lingerie

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