Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extraordinaire

/ɪkˌstɹɔː(ɹ).dɪˈnɛː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: ex-traor-di-naire
IPA: /ɪkˌstɹɔː(ɹ).dɪˈnɛː(ɹ)/

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.

adj

(of a person) Particularly skilled; unusually active; particularly successful.

noun

Something particularly remarkable or outstanding.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He was a dancer extraordinaire."
"Charlie Parker, saxophonist extraordinaire, released many records."
"there will be Tom Cruise, as spy extraordinaire Ethan Hunt, running as fast as he can, jumping off cliffs and ultimately saving the day after surviving many close calls."
""The very best of Swiss dining in this essentially rural country is as much about experience as culinary extraordinaire.""

Etymology

Borrowed from French extraordinaire. Doublet of extraordinary.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: extraordinaire

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce extraordinaire?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˌstɹɔː(ɹ).dɪˈnɛː(ɹ)/.
What does extraordinaire mean?: Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.
Where does extraordinaire come from?: It is traced to French.

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