Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gemmy

/ˈd͡ʒɛmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: gem-my
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛmi/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of, or covered in, gems.

adj

Bright and glittering, as though studded with gems.

adj

Spruce; smart; jemmy.

British usage; Dated; Informal

name

A diminutive of the female given name Gemma.

Example Sentences

"The gemmy bridle glittered free, / Like to some branch of stars we see / Hung in the golden galaxy."
"His mildly vivid dewy beam Of beryl to diffuse: the gleam With elf-light tiniest figures lit Of shapely moon-fair elves who sit Each on a gemmy blade's curled tip In circle."
"He looked strained, his eyes gemmy with the determination to sustain all, but his nosy face flat and with a light of pale unhappiness."

Etymology

From gem + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gem

Usage

British usage
Dated
Informal

Inflected Forms

gemmier (comparative) gemmiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

gemmily gemminess

Homonyms

jemmy

Rhymes With

semi emmy demi lemme lemmy buscemi jemmy tremie stemmy

Questions

How do you pronounce gemmy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛmi/.
What does gemmy mean?: Full of, or covered in, gems.
Where does gemmy come from?: From gem + -y.

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