Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liddle

/lˈɪdəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: lid-dle
IPA: /lˈɪdəl/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pronunciation spelling of little, small.

adv

Pronunciation spelling of little, not much.

det

Pronunciation spelling of little, not much.

pron

Pronunciation spelling of little, not much.

noun

Pronunciation spelling of little, a small amount, a small person, a small thing.

name

A habitational surname.

Etymology

Variant of Liddel, from Middle English Lidelesdale &c., from Old English hlÿde (“loud, River Lid”) + dæl (“dale, valley”), now Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Lidelesdale, hlÿde

Inflected Forms

more liddle (comparative) most liddle (superlative) liddles (plural)

Phrases

Liddle syndrome Liddle's syndrome

Homonyms

liddell

Rhymes With

middle riddle fiddle biddle liddell riddell diddle twiddle rydell widdle piddle siddall

Questions

How do you pronounce liddle?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɪdəl/.
What does liddle mean?: Pronunciation spelling of little, small.
Where does liddle come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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