obverse
/ˈɑb.vɚs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
noun
A proposition obtained by obversion.
Example Sentences
- "The obverse side of the gravestone has the inscription."
- "When you speak clearly, people understand you. If you don't mumble, the obverse effect is observed."
- "an obverse leaf"
- "The medal had a cross on the obverse and had a name inscribed on the reverse."
- "White racism says that all black people are the same, with no right to or understanding of these words. Too much of what I have seen of black society simply assumes the obverse, that black people should have no interest in these words, that these words are irrelevant to or destructive of "black culture.""
Etymology
From Latin obversus, 1650s.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: obversus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑb.vɚs/