Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nowheresville

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: nowheresville
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A geographical location that is deemed obscure or unimportant.

Derogatory; Humorous; Slang

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Nowheresville.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"FOR the 45 years since its inception, Port St. Lucie has often been seen as something of a Florida nowheresville, a suburban city idling between the more attention-worthy municipalities of South Florida (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach) and the tourist magnet of Orlando."

Etymology

Etymology tree English nowhere English -s- Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der. Proto-Italic *weikslā Latin vīllader. Old French ville Middle French ville French villebor. English -ville English Nowheresville From nowhere + -s- + -ville.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Nowheresvilles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Nowhereville nowheresville Whateverville Whateversville Anytown

Synonyms

Bumfuck, Nowhere Isolated town bump in the road jerkwater jerk-water jerkwater town one-horse town wide spot in the road Isolated place arse end of nowhere back of beyond back forty

Questions

What does nowheresville mean?: A geographical location that is deemed obscure or unimportant.
Where does nowheresville come from?: Etymology tree English nowhere English -s- Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der. Proto-Italic *weikslā Latin vīllader. Old French ville Middle French ville French villebor. English -ville English Nowheresville From nowhere + -s- + -ville.

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