Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

facepaint

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: face-paint
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Paint used to decorate people's faces.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From face + paint.

Usage

Inflected Forms

facepaints (plural) face paint (alternative)

Questions

What does facepaint mean?: Paint used to decorate people's faces.
Where does facepaint come from?: From face + paint.

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