Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

friendzone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: friend-zone
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of friend zone.

verb

Alternative form of friend zone.

Example Sentences

"Overall, relationships became more strained after attempts to convert to romance, regardless of whether they gave it a shot or went straight to the friendzone."
"The bloke tries to get her attention back, but I've friendzoned him. Poor guy. I do feel bad for the ones who have to try so hard."
"While being friendzoned is not a problem, what can be a problem is if it's not clear to both people that ONLY friendship and nothing more is on offer."
"Whether friendzoning outcomes would be different depending on if the initiation took place in the context of an established "strong" friendship or a newer, more tenuous one is a question for further research."

Inflected Forms

friendzones (plural) friendzones (present, singular) friendzoning (participle, present) friendzoned (participle, past) friendzoned (past)

Derived Forms

friendzoner

Questions

What does friendzone mean?: Alternative form of friend zone.

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