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faintward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
faint-ward
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Towards the fainter part of the galaxy (or other astronomical object).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From faint + -ward.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more faintward (comparative) most faintward (superlative)

Questions

What does faintward mean?
Towards the fainter part of the galaxy (or other astronomical object).
Where does faintward come from?
From faint + -ward.

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