Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minidress

/ˈmɪn.iˌdɹɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
min-i-dress
IPA
/ˈmɪn.iˌdɹɛs/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman's short dress with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level.

Etymology

Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- English dress English minidress From mini- + dress.

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Questions

How do you pronounce minidress?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪn.iˌdɹɛs/.
What does minidress mean?
A woman's short dress with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level.
Where does minidress come from?
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- English dress English minidress From mini- + dress.

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