Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

made-up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.79 in modern English

Syllables: made-up
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Invented or fabricated.

adj

Changed by the application of cosmetics; wearing make-up.

adj

Arranged or put together.

adj

Delighted, pleased, thrilled.

British usage

adj

Built up (to a higher level).

Example Sentences

"He told me a made-up version of the events, but I demanded the truth."
"a freshly made-up clown"
"A man at the complex said he had seen the often heavily made-up girls coming and going in luxury vehicles."
"The newly made-up front page had to be changed as the last-minute news arrived."
"I was made-up when the local team won."
"All three structures were sited on made-up ground, to depths up to about 20 ft., which had been deposited to form the railway embankments."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

more made-up (comparative) most made-up (superlative) made up (alternative) madeup (alternative)

Phrases

made-upness make up

Frequently Paired Words

make up

Questions

What does made-up mean?: Invented or fabricated.

How to pronounce made-up

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