Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lengthener

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: length-en-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or thing that lengthens something

Example Sentences

"This exercise is a great leg lengthener."
"I went to the store to get some eyelash lengtheners."
"RYE is the great lengthener of the seasons."

Etymology

From lengthen + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lengthen

Inflected Forms

lengtheners (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

shortener

Synonyms

extender

Questions

What does lengthener mean?: A person or thing that lengthens something
Where does lengthener come from?: From lengthen + -er.

How to pronounce lengthener

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