Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midlist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
midlist
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unlikely to be more than modestly successful.

adj

Expected to achieve sales performance that blends frontlist performance with backlist performance, being neither a bestseller when new nor a perennial backlist performer but strong enough in each of those categories to be successful overall.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English list English midlist From mid- + list.

Phrases

A-list B-list C-list mid-level mid-tier Z-list

Frequently Paired Words

A-list backlist B-list C-list frontlist middling mid-level mid-tier

Questions

What does midlist mean?
Unlikely to be more than modestly successful.
Where does midlist come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English list English midlist From mid- + list.

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