Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midrise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: midrise
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Neither high-rise nor low-rise; typically consisting of four to ten stories.

adj

Having a zero-valued classification threshold (analogous to a riser of a stairway).

noun

A building which is neither low-rise or high-rise.

Example Sentences

"The neighborhood is full of midrise apartment blocks."
"midrise quantization"
"A lot of new midrises have been built in this area."

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 rise English midrise From mid- + rise.

Inflected Forms

mid-rise (alternative) mid rise (alternative) midrises (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

midtread

Questions

What does midrise mean?: Neither high-rise nor low-rise; typically consisting of four to ten stories.
Where does midrise 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 rise English midrise From mid- + rise.

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