Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fielden

/ˈfiːldən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: field-en
IPA: /ˈfiːldən/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the countryside; rural.

Obsolete

adj

Characterized by open fields and an agricultural economy; agricultural.

noun

Obsolete

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Religious ignorance was probably particularly common in the heath and forest areas, where society was less rigid and disciplined than in the stable, nucleated villages of the fielden communities."
"The reader should remember that husbandmen in fielden parishes formed a majority of the rural population."

Etymology

From field + -en (“pertaining to, of the nature of”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -
Suffix: field

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈfiːldən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more fielden (comparative) most fielden (superlative) fieldone (alternative) Fieldens (plural)

Rhymes With

wheeldon

Questions

How do you pronounce fielden?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfiːldən/.
What does fielden mean?: Pertaining to the countryside; rural.
Where does fielden come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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