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neverland

/nˈɛvɚlænd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
nev-er-land
IPA
/nˈɛvɚlænd/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ideal, fantastical, imaginary, or dreamlike place.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Never + land. The term was most famously used in J.M. Barrie's Book, Peter Pan, as the name of the fictional island that the Darling children visit with the title character. Compare utopia, which is semantically Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not, no”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”), suggesting a nonexistent place.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

neverlands (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nevermore Nowheresville never-never land

Synonyms

La-La Land fantasy land dreamland dreamworld

Questions

How do you pronounce neverland?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɛvɚlænd/.
What does neverland mean?
An ideal, fantastical, imaginary, or dreamlike place.
Where does neverland come from?
From Never + land. The term was most famously used in J.M. Barrie's Book, Peter Pan, as the name of the fictional island that the Darling children visit with the title character. Compare utopia, which is semantically Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not, no”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”), suggesting a nonexistent place.

How to pronounce neverland

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