Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glissade

/ɡlɪˈseɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: glis-sade
IPA: /ɡlɪˈseɪd/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps.

noun

A gliding step beginning and ending in a demi-plié in second position.

noun

A move in some dances such as the galop.

noun

A fencing move that may disarm the opponent.

verb

To perform a glissade.

Example Sentences

"Flinging himself on hands and knees he dragged the girl down with him. As he did so two of her companions came sliding down to their assistance, and the four glissaded back to the deckhouse as the following roll began."
"He slithers like a limbo dancer under alder thickets girding the cliff faces. Trailing diamond sprays of ice, he glissades fearlessly across snowfields that plunge into blue infinity."

Etymology

Borrowed from French glissade.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡlɪˈseɪd/
British English: /ɡlɪˈsaːd/

Inflected Forms

glissades (plural) glissades (present, singular) glissading (participle, present) glissaded (participle, past) glissaded (past)

Derived Forms

glissader

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce glissade?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlɪˈseɪd/.
What does glissade mean?: A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps.
Where does glissade come from?: Borrowed from French glissade.

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