Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elix

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: elix
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To draw out or extract.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"O that our muse / Had those abstruse and sinewy faculties / That with a strain of fresh invention / She might press out the rarity of art, / The pur'st elixed juice of rich conceit, / In your attentive ears, that with the lip / Of gracious elocution we might drink / A sound carouse unto your health of wit."

Usage

Inflected Forms

elixes (present, singular) elixing (participle, present) elixed (participle, past) elixed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

elixir

Questions

What does elix mean?: To draw out or extract.

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