Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knuff

/nʌf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
knuff
IPA
/nʌf/
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lout, rogue or rustic person.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Compare Old English cnof (“a churl”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

knuffs (plural) gnuff (alternative)

Synonyms

bumpkin yokel bogger bogtrotter boor bucolic bydlo culchie carl churl corncob cornhusker

Homonyms

'nuff nuff

Rhymes With

through enough enough is enough stuff fair enough tough rough cough dough buff bluff puff

Questions

How do you pronounce knuff?
The recorded pronunciation is /nʌf/.
What does knuff mean?
A lout, rogue or rustic person.
Where does knuff come from?
Compare Old English cnof (“a churl”).

How to pronounce knuff

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