on dit
/ɒ̃ diː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It is a mere on dit."
- "Lady Marchmont was an object of her especial dislike; she feared her wit, and could not forgive her youth and beauty. Moreover, there was an interest in any on dit about one so much the rage; her looks, laces, and sayings, were equally invaluable as matters of gossip."
- "Though he is too modest to admit it, Lord Doak gives a cachet to our smart quartier such as it has not received since the ever-memorable visit of the Earl of Sittingbourne. Not only is he of the British peerage, but he is also, on dit, a leader of the British metal industries."
- "The ‘on dit’ at Lippincott was that she [author Harper Lee] only had one book in her […]"
Etymology
Borrowed from French on-dit (“they say; it is said”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: on-dit