Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dinkus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dinkus
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small drawing or artwork used for decoration in a magazine or periodical.

noun

A small ornament, usually a line of three asterisks (* * *), especially for the purpose of breaking up sections of a chapter, article, or other text.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dinky (“tiny and cute”). The word was coined by an artist on the Australian periodical The Bulletin in the 1920s.

Inflected Forms

dinkuses (plural) dingus (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

asterism

Questions

What does dinkus mean?
A small drawing or artwork used for decoration in a magazine or periodical.
Where does dinkus come from?
From dinky (“tiny and cute”). The word was coined by an artist on the Australian periodical The Bulletin in the 1920s.

How to pronounce dinkus

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