Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

offstage

/ˈɔfstˈeɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: off-stage
IPA: /ˈɔfstˈeɪdʒ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to that part of a stage not visible to the audience.

adj

Of or relating to the private life of a celebrity.

adv

Taking place offstage (as above).

verb

To relegate (part of a play) to the offstage area, rather than showing it to the audience.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"A boy has just murdered another one year older than himself, but Morgan offstages the event as a nuntius would the horrors of Greek tragedy."

Etymology

From off + stage.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

off-stage (alternative) offstages (present, singular) offstaging (participle, present) offstaged (participle, past) offstaged (past)

Synonyms

backstage wing

Antonyms

onstage

Rhymes With

age under-age page stage wage engage cage rage gauge sage backstage paige

Questions

How do you pronounce offstage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔfstˈeɪdʒ/.
What does offstage mean?: Of or relating to that part of a stage not visible to the audience.
Where does offstage come from?: From off + stage.

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