Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nature morte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: na-ture -morte
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An image depicting inanimate objects; a still life.

Etymology

Borrowed from French nature morte (literally “dead nature”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: nature morte

Inflected Forms

natures mortes (plural)

Questions

What does nature morte mean?: An image depicting inanimate objects; a still life.
Where does nature morte come from?: It is traced to French.

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