Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eastertide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: east-er-tide
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The season from Easter Day to Whitsun, inclusive thereof.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Meronyms: Easter, Easter Day, Easter Sunday, Holy Week, Easter Week"
"Near-synonym: Eastertime (broad sense)"

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English ester English Easter English -tide English Eastertide From Easter + -tide (“period surrounding a festival”).

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

Eastertime Easter

Questions

What does eastertide mean?: The season from Easter Day to Whitsun, inclusive thereof.
Where does eastertide come from?: Etymology tree Middle English ester English Easter English -tide English Eastertide From Easter + -tide (“period surrounding a festival”).

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