Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nosey

/nəʊzi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: nosey
IPA: /nəʊzi/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of nosy.

noun

Alternative spelling of nosy.

verb

Alternative spelling of nosy.

Example Sentences

"Harry and Ron both leapt out of their beds and wrenched the two elves apart, though they continued to try to kick and punch each other, egged on by Peeves, who swooped around the lamp squealing, ‘Stick your fingers up his nosey, draw his cork and pull his earsies –’"

Etymology

Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nosey From nose + -y.

Inflected Forms

nosier (comparative) nosiest (superlative) noseys (plural) noseys (present, singular) noseying (participle, present) noseyed (participle, past) noseyed (past)

Synonyms

nosy prying snoopy

Rhymes With

rosie cosy rosy josie sarkozy posy jozi mucosae

Questions

How do you pronounce nosey?: The recorded pronunciation is /nəʊzi/.
What does nosey mean?: Alternative spelling of nosy.
Where does nosey come from?: Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nosey From nose + -y.

How to pronounce nosey

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