Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foursome

/ˈfɔɹsəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: four-some
IPA: /ˈfɔɹsəm/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of four, a quartet or a game (such as golf) played by four players, especially by two teams of two.

noun

A sex act between four people.

Example Sentences

"The fired-up foursome takes itself very seriously, singing politically charged lyrics, which, in the tradition of Strife and Damnation AD, are strategically placed in the middle of slamming, moshable breakdowns."
"And Ms. Davies’s 7,000-square-foot guesthouse, the only building from the original estate to survive, is already a favorite among card-playing foursomes and others who want to lounge on the second-story deck and watch dolphins bob in the whitecapped waves."
"Also, since the players teed off simultaneously, the infamous "shotgun start," with several foursomes at each tee box, the tournaments ran notoriously slow."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-West Germanic *feuwar Old English fēower Middle English four English four Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English foursome From four + -some.

Inflected Forms

foursomes (plural)

Derived Forms

greensome

Phrases

foursome reel mixed foursome

Frequently Paired Words

threesome

Synonyms

quaternion tetrad fourgie quartet quartette four 4 iv quatern quaternary quaternity quadruplet

Rhymes With

moresome

Questions

How do you pronounce foursome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔɹsəm/.
What does foursome mean?: A group of four, a quartet or a game (such as golf) played by four players, especially by two teams of two.
Where does foursome come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-West Germanic *feuwar Old English fēower Middle English four English four Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English foursome From four + -some.

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