Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

edifying

/ˈɛd.ɪˌfaɪ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: ed-i-fy-ing
IPA: /ˈɛd.ɪˌfaɪ.ɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.

adj

That enlightens or uplifts.

verb

present participle and gerund of edify

noun

Example Sentences

"Do not let any corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for the use of edifying that it may minister grace unto the hearers."
"I am slightly skeptical about the neatness of these edifyings in the play. Olivia remains my best positive case, Malvolio my best negative. "Too proud," as Viola says, Olivia is humbled by both Feste and Viola, her twin fools, but more obviously and more frequently by herself, until finally she is blessed with the joy of undeserved grace and love. Malvolio will not learn that his madness is everyone's madness in Illyria."

Inflected Forms

more edifying (comparative) most edifying (superlative) edifyings (plural)

Derived Forms

edifyingly edifyingness unedifying

Synonyms

enlightening

Questions

How do you pronounce edifying?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛd.ɪˌfaɪ.ɪŋ/.
What does edifying mean?: That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.

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