Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lowery

/ˈlaʊəɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: low-ery
IPA: /ˈlaʊəɹi/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dark and gloomy; threatening; lowering.

name

Etymology

From lower (“to frown”) + -y.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlaʊəɹi/
British English: /ˈlaʊəɹi/

Inflected Forms

more lowery (comparative) most lowery (superlative) loury (alternative)

Rhymes With

flowery bowery mowery howery loughery dowry showery floury loury houri avowry advowry

Questions

How do you pronounce lowery?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaʊəɹi/.
What does lowery mean?: Dark and gloomy; threatening; lowering.
Where does lowery come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce lowery

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