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henley

/hˈɛnli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
hen-ley
IPA
/hˈɛnli/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of knit shirt with a front placket but no collar.

name

A place name, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name, including:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the town of Henley(-on-Thames) in England, where the rowers wore shirts of this type.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

henleys (plural)

Derived Forms

henley

Phrases

Henley Cay Henley-in-Arden Henley-on-Thames

Frequently Paired Words

Henley

Rhymes With

kenley penley denley fenley

Questions

How do you pronounce henley?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛnli/.
What does henley mean?
A type of knit shirt with a front placket but no collar.
Where does henley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce henley

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