Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eveningwear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
evening-wear
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clothes suitable for a formal occasion in the evening.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English evening Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English eveningwear From evening + -wear.

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Questions

What does eveningwear mean?
Clothes suitable for a formal occasion in the evening.
Where does eveningwear come from?
Etymology tree English evening Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English eveningwear From evening + -wear.

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