Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leavee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leavee
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The person in a relationship who is left by the other.

Example Sentences

"The leavee is the one who may not have been quite ready to give up on the relationship and so may feel still committed in some way to the marriage."

Etymology

From leave + -ee.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: leave

Inflected Forms

leavees (plural)

Questions

What does leavee mean?: The person in a relationship who is left by the other.
Where does leavee come from?: From leave + -ee.

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