Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loos

/luːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: loos
IPA: /luːz/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Praise; fame; reputation.

Obsolete; Uncountable

name

Example Sentences

"That much he feared, leaſt reprochfull blame / VVith foule diſhonour him mote blot therefore; / Beſides the loſſe of ſo much loos and fame, / As through the world thereby ſhould glorifie his name."

Etymology

From Middle English loos, lōs (“reputation, renown, fame, infamy, rumor, news”), from Old French los, from Latin laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”). Doublet of laud.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: loos, los, laus

Usage

Inflected Forms

lose (alternative) los (alternative)

Homonyms

lose

Rhymes With

news lose whose choose who's views shoes reviews jews refuse blues cruise

Questions

How do you pronounce loos?: The recorded pronunciation is /luːz/.
What does loos mean?: plural of loo
Where does loos come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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