Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gravatar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gra-vatar
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An image (avatar) that registered users can use automatically on various blogging sites.

Etymology

Blend of globally + recognized + avatar; a marketing coinage.

Inflected Forms

gravatars (plural)

Questions

What does gravatar mean?: An image (avatar) that registered users can use automatically on various blogging sites.
Where does gravatar come from?: Blend of globally + recognized + avatar; a marketing coinage.

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