Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gadabout

/ˈɡædəbaʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: gad-about
IPA: /ˈɡædəbaʊt/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others.

Example Sentences

"I was among the last to board the ferry. ... Chilean tourists, Uruguayan doctors, old Argentine gadabouts of high-society heritage, ladies wearing strident perfumes, families, all of them in those same light blue sneakers, like Smurfs."

Etymology

Deverbal from gad about.

Inflected Forms

gadabouts (plural)

Synonyms

social butterfly

Questions

How do you pronounce gadabout?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡædəbaʊt/.
What does gadabout mean?: A person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others.
Where does gadabout come from?: Deverbal from gad about.

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