Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lesbic

/ˈlɛzbɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: les-bic
IPA: /ˈlɛzbɪk/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to love between women; lesbian; sapphic.

Example Sentences

"Sons with mothers, sires with daughters, lesbic sisters, loves that dare not speak their name […]."

Inflected Forms

more lesbic (comparative) most lesbic (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lesbic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛzbɪk/.
What does lesbic mean?: Pertaining to love between women; lesbian; sapphic.

How to pronounce lesbic

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