Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nielle

/njɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nielle
IPA: /njɛl/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extremely dark black.

Example Sentences

"That sky was not purple, nor blue, but nielle, blackness beyond black, with stars that jabbed like knives of light."

Etymology

Borrowed from French nielle. Doublet of nigella.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: nielle

Inflected Forms

more nielle (comparative) most nielle (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce nielle?: The recorded pronunciation is /njɛl/.
What does nielle mean?: Extremely dark black.
Where does nielle come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce nielle

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