Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outwear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: out-wear
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To outlast; to survive longer than: to outlive.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Crushed impotent beneath this reign of terror, Dazed with mysteries of woe and error, The soul is too outworn for wondering."
"According to the audio commentary on “Treehouse Of Horror III,” some of the creative folks at The Simpsons were concerned that the “Treehouse Of Horror” franchise had outworn its welcome and was rapidly running out of classic horror or science-fiction fodder to spoof."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English outwear From out- + wear.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

outwears (present, singular) outwearing (participle, present) outwore (past) outworn (participle, past)

Synonyms

tire wear upon tire out wear weary jade wear out wear down fag out fag fatigue

Questions

What does outwear mean?: To outlast; to survive longer than: to outlive.
Where does outwear come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English outwear From out- + wear.

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