Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expanse

/ɪkˈspæns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: ex-panse
IPA: /ɪkˈspæns/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.

noun

An amount of spread or stretch.

Example Sentences

"That large room had always awed Ivor: even as a child he had never wanted to play in it, for all that it was so limitless, the parquet floor so vast and shiny and unencumbered, the windows so wide and light with the fairy expanse of Kensington Gardens."

Etymology

From Latin expansum, from expandō.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪkˈspæns/
British English: /ɪkˈspæns/

Inflected Forms

expanses (plural)

Derived Forms

expansed

Frequently Paired Words

expand expansion

Synonyms

sweep area surface area

Rhymes With

chance france dance advance finance romance stance enhance lance glance trance vance

Questions

How do you pronounce expanse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈspæns/.
What does expanse mean?: A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.
Where does expanse come from?: From Latin expansum, from expandō.

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