Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dolor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: do-lor
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of dolour.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Who dyes the vtmoſt dolor doth abye, But who that liues, is lefte to waile his loſſe: So life is loſſe, and death felicity."
"But for all this thou ſhalt haue as many Dolors for thy Daughters, as thou canſt tell in a yeare."
"Supposedly, utilitarians are able to add and subtract hedons (units of pleasure) and dolors (units of pain) without any signs of cognitive or affective distress […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

dolors (plural)

Derived Forms

dolorifuge

Synonyms

dolour

Questions

What does dolor mean?: Alternative spelling of dolour.

How to pronounce dolor

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