Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legendary

/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
leg-endary
IPA
/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.

adj

Appearing (solely) in legends.

adj

Having the splendor of a legend; fabled.

adj

Having unimaginable greatness; excellent to such an extent to evoke stories.

noun

A collection of legends, in particular of lives of saints.

Obsolete

noun

One who relates legends.

Obsolete

noun

A legendary Pokémon.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From legend + -ary; from Medieval Latin legendārius. Earlier it was a noun meaning "a collection of legends" (1510s) (Medieval Latin legendārium, Old French legendier), from Latin legenda. In English, both the noun and the adjective first appeared in the 16th century.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/
  • British English: /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ən.dɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more legendary (comparative) most legendary (superlative) legendaries (plural)

Derived Forms

legendarily legendariness nonlegendary prelegendary pseudolegendary unlegendary

Phrases

semi-legendary

Synonyms

legendarium fabled

Rhymes With

semilegendary

Questions

How do you pronounce legendary?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/.
What does legendary mean?
Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.
Where does legendary come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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