Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hair shirt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: hair shirt
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of hairshirt.

Example Sentences

"But what their admirers call grit and critics deem shamelessness can overshadow another essential element of the Clinton school: a willingness to put on the hair shirt of humility to regain power."

Inflected Forms

hair shirts (plural)

Questions

What does hair shirt mean?: Alternative form of hairshirt.

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