Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footstool

/ˈfʊtˌstuːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: foot-stool
IPA: /ˈfʊtˌstuːl/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.

noun

Anything trodden upon or treated as subservient.

Example Sentences

"In Christianity, the world is called the footstool of Christ; in this Sumerian vision, the awakened body would be called the bed of the Queen of Heaven."
"Thereafter, when I have eaten and drunken and made merry in my royal palace at Carcë, I will sail with my armies over the teeming deep to many-mountained Demonland. And it shall be my footstool, and these other Demons the slaves of me, yea, and the slaves of my slaves."

Etymology

From foot + stool.

Inflected Forms

footstools (plural) foot stool (alternative) foot-stool (alternative)

Derived Forms

footstooled

Frequently Paired Words

stepstool

Synonyms

footrest ottoman tuffet

Questions

How do you pronounce footstool?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʊtˌstuːl/.
What does footstool mean?: A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.
Where does footstool come from?: From foot + stool.

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