Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niceling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nicel-ing
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An effeminate, tender, or delicate person.

Obsolete

noun

Archaic

Etymology

From nice + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nice

Usage

Inflected Forms

nicelings (plural)

Questions

What does niceling mean?: An effeminate, tender, or delicate person.
Where does niceling come from?: From nice + -ling.

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