Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

honouree

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: hon-ouree
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who receives an honour or award.

Example Sentences

"He won Service Animal of the Year and was the only honouree to sit for the duration of his induction."

Etymology

From honour + -ee.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: honour

Inflected Forms

honourees (plural) honoree (alternative)

Questions

What does honouree mean?: One who receives an honour or award.
Where does honouree come from?: From honour + -ee.

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