Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flinders

/ˈflɪndəz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: flinders
IPA: /ˈflɪndəz/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

fragments, splinters

noun

plural of flinder

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of flinder

name

name

A local government area in northern Queensland, Australia, name after the river; in full, the Shire of Flinders.

name

A long river in northern Queensland, which flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria; in full, the Flinders River.

name

A town in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia

Example Sentences

"The heat brought sweat and the sweat blinded. Black flinders gyrated in the fiery air like bats."

Etymology

Probably of North Germanic/Scandinavian origin; see flinder.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Phrases

Flinders bar Flinders grass Flinders Island Flinders Ranges

Rhymes With

hinders cinders winders rynders

Questions

How do you pronounce flinders?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɪndəz/.
What does flinders mean?: fragments, splinters
Where does flinders come from?: Probably of North Germanic/Scandinavian origin; see flinder.

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