Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kight

/kˈaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: kight
IPA: /kˈaɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of kite (“bird of prey”).

Obsolete

name

Example Sentences

"And yet the ſillie kight, well weyde in each degree, May ſerue ſometimes (as in his kinde) for mans commoditie. The kight can weede the worme from corne and coſtly ſeedes, The kight cã kill the mowldiwarpe, in pleaſant meads yͭ breeds: Out of the ſtately ſtreetes the kight can clenſe the filth, As mẽ can clẽſe the worthleſſe weedes frõ fruteful fallow tilth; […]"
"[…] Monſieur de Sanſſac was appointed to attend vpon him [Francis I of France] with all ſorts of Haukes, wherein the ſaide Emperour ſemed to take great delight, eſpecially with flying at the Kight, which the French call Voler le Milan, […]"

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

kights (plural)

Homonyms

kyte

Rhymes With

right might night white light quite fight site non-white write tonight despite

Questions

How do you pronounce kight?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈaɪt/.
What does kight mean?: Obsolete spelling of kite (“bird of prey”).

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