Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maiden-auntish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maid-en-aun-tish
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having stereotypical characteristics of an elderly unmarried aunt; straight-laced, old-fashioned, etc.

Example Sentences

"[…] the literary world […] is a world so prissy, maiden-auntish; so class-bound;"
"The smell was of camphor, maiden-auntish:"

Etymology

From maiden aunt + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: maiden aunt

Inflected Forms

more maiden-auntish (comparative) most maiden-auntish (superlative)

Phrases

maiden-auntishness

Questions

What does maiden-auntish mean?: Having stereotypical characteristics of an elderly unmarried aunt; straight-laced, old-fashioned, etc.
Where does maiden-auntish come from?: From maiden aunt + -ish.

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