Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distained

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-tained
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of distain

adj

Stained, discoloured, tarnished.

Example Sentences

"The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained."

Inflected Forms

more distained (comparative) most distained (superlative)

Questions

What does distained mean?: simple past and past participle of distain

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