Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outskirt

/ˈaʊtskɝt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: out-skirt
IPA: /ˈaʊtskɝt/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.

verb

To surround as an outskirt.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town."
"I told her of my plan to take John into an urban outskirt area for the purpose of retrieving some vital technical manuals."
"The outskirt communities were originally established as labor camps for railroad workers, farm and ranch hands."
"Hal Smith, manager of the Ferry Field theatre, Detroit, one of the largest and prettiest outskirt houses in town, played Metro's "Revelation" for three days last week"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ Old Norse skyrtabor. Middle English skyrte English skirt English outskirt From out- + skirt.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈaʊtskɝt/
British English: /ˈaʊtskɜːt/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

outskirts (plural) outskirts (present, singular) outskirting (participle, present) outskirted (participle, past) outskirted (past)

Synonyms

fringe

Questions

How do you pronounce outskirt?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊtskɝt/.
What does outskirt mean?: A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
Where does outskirt come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ Old Norse skyrtabor. Middle English skyrte English skirt English outskirt From out- + skirt.

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