Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noy

/nɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: noy
IPA: /nɔɪ/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To annoy; to harm or injure.

Archaic

noun

Obsolete

name

Example Sentences

"Take heed to false harlots, and more, ye wot what. / If noise ye heare, / Looke all be cleare: / Least drabs doe noie thee, / And theeues destroie thee."
"and all that noyd his heauie spright"

Etymology

From Middle English noyen, partly an aphetic form of anoyen and partly from Anglo-Norman noier, nuier.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: noyen, noier, noy, nui, נוי, ຍ

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /nɔɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

noys (present, singular) noying (participle, present) noyed (participle, past) noyed (past) noie (alternative) Noys (plural)

Derived Forms

noisome noyment noyous

Rhymes With

boy enjoy man and boy pick-me boy joy destroy toy roy employ troy po' boy oi

Questions

How do you pronounce noy?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɔɪ/.
What does noy mean?: To annoy; to harm or injure.
Where does noy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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