Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gnoll

/noʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: gnoll
IPA: /noʊl/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A usually evil and hyena-like humanoid creature found in various forms in fantasy literature and video games.

Etymology

According to A Brief History of Gnolls, by Paul Haynie, they were created by Lord Dunsany in "How Nuth Would Have Practiced His Art Upon the Gnoles", and the name was likely derived from a playing field of the Welsh All Blacks known as the Gnoll, probably derived from English knoll.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /noʊl/
British English: /nəʊl/

Inflected Forms

gnolls (plural)

Homonyms

knoll

Rhymes With

whole control role goal lol soul roll hole bowl coal poll sole

Questions

How do you pronounce gnoll?: The recorded pronunciation is /noʊl/.
What does gnoll mean?: A usually evil and hyena-like humanoid creature found in various forms in fantasy literature and video games.
Where does gnoll come from?: According to A Brief History of Gnolls, by Paul Haynie, they were created by Lord Dunsany in "How Nuth Would Have Practiced His Art Upon the Gnoles", and the name was likely derived from a playing field of the Welsh All Blacks known as the Gnoll, probably derived from English knoll.

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