Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fleabite

/ˈfliːbʌɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fleabite
IPA: /ˈfliːbʌɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bite of a flea, or the mark caused by such a bite.

noun

Something which causes only trifling irritation; a minor inconvenience.

Example Sentences

"He was a rich man, and the £2,000 a year, though not exactly a fleabite, did not seem an extravagant price to pay for the boarding-out of Crispina."

Etymology

From flea + bite.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈfliːbʌɪt/

Inflected Forms

fleabites (plural) flea-bite (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce fleabite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfliːbʌɪt/.
What does fleabite mean?: The bite of a flea, or the mark caused by such a bite.
Where does fleabite come from?: From flea + bite.

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