Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

die-away

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: die--away
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That seems to die away; languishing.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"‘But, do not imagine I have always been a die-away swain. No: I have frequented the cheerful haunts of men, and wit!’"

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more die-away (comparative) most die-away (superlative)

Questions

What does die-away mean?: That seems to die away; languishing.

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