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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lavy

/lˈeɪvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
lavy
IPA
/lˈeɪvi/
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lavish; liberal.

British usage

noun

A guillemot.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From lave (“to pour out, lavish”) + -y.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lavier (comparative) more lavy (comparative) laviest (superlative) most lavy (superlative) lavies (plural) Lavys (plural)

Homonyms

lavey

Rhymes With

navy gravy davey wavy davy davie lavey pavey avey havey tavy cavey

Questions

How do you pronounce lavy?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈeɪvi/.
What does lavy mean?
Lavish; liberal.
Where does lavy come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce lavy

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