Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

okayish

/əʊˈkeɪ.ɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: okay-ish
IPA: /əʊˈkeɪ.ɪʃ/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat okay; tolerable.

Informal

Etymology

Etymology tree English okay Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English okayish From okay + -ish.

Usage

Informal

Synonyms

meh mediocre so-so average comme ci comme ça crappy moderate decent indifferent lackluster mid middling

Questions

How do you pronounce okayish?: The recorded pronunciation is /əʊˈkeɪ.ɪʃ/.
What does okayish mean?: Somewhat okay; tolerable.
Where does okayish come from?: Etymology tree English okay Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English okayish From okay + -ish.

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