Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flintstone

/flˈɪntstˈoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: flint-stone
IPA: /flˈɪntstˈoʊn/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of flint.

name

A locality in Central Highlands Council, central Tasmania, Australia.

Example Sentences

"The very poor will sometimes adorn the graves of those they love with oystershells, or flintstones, or small plaster busts, or tiles […]"
"At times when there was inadequate sunlight to focus through the lens, the king struck flintstones to ignite the flame in the same way."
"They stacked flintstones in a way that permitted night winds to pass around them and cool them so they collected moisture."

Etymology

From Middle English flynt ston; equivalent to flint + stone.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: flynt ston

Inflected Forms

flintstones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

flint Flintstonian

Rhymes With

own known phone well-known alone shown stone zone loan grown unknown tone

Questions

How do you pronounce flintstone?: The recorded pronunciation is /flˈɪntstˈoʊn/.
What does flintstone mean?: A piece of flint.
Where does flintstone come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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