Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

denay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-nay
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

denial; refusal

Obsolete

verb

To deny, refuse.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Forget not yet the gret aſſays the cruell wrong the ſkornfull ways the paynfull pacyence in denays […]"
"Duke Orsino: My love can give no place, bide no denay."
"That with great rage he stoutly doth denay."
"Preserve this babe, whose mother must denay / To nourish it, preserve this harmless child."

Usage

Inflected Forms

denays (plural) denays (present, singular) denaying (participle, present) denayed (participle, past) denayed (past)

Questions

What does denay mean?: denial; refusal

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