Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handprint

/ˈhænd.pɹɪnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: hand-print
IPA: /ˈhænd.pɹɪnt/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A visible mark left on a surface by the contact of a hand, not limited to fingerprints.

Example Sentences

"The floor was covered with handprints, footprints, and pawprints."
"Vera was made to dip her hand into the bird's blood and then make a handprint on a sheet of paper while the witches all chanted some mumbo-jumbo."

Etymology

From hand + print.

Inflected Forms

handprints (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce handprint?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhænd.pɹɪnt/.
What does handprint mean?: A visible mark left on a surface by the contact of a hand, not limited to fingerprints.
Where does handprint come from?: From hand + print.

How to pronounce handprint

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