Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neckwear

/ˈnɛk.wɛɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: neck-wear
IPA: /ˈnɛk.wɛɚ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from or around the neck.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English neck Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English neckwear From neck + -wear.

Usage

Inflected Forms

neckwears (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

anklewear armwear bottomwear breastwear chestwear earwear facewear fingerwear

Questions

How do you pronounce neckwear?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛk.wɛɚ/.
What does neckwear mean?: Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from or around the neck.
Where does neckwear come from?: Etymology tree English neck Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English neckwear From neck + -wear.

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