Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paisley

/ˈpeɪzli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
pais-ley
IPA
/ˈpeɪzli/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A motif of a swirling droplet.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A soft woollen fabric having this motif.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Made from this fabric, or marked with this design.

name

A town, the administrative centre of Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4863).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in the Murray Mallee region, South Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community and village in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Lake County, Florida, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small city in Lake County, Oregon, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Paisley, Renfrewshire, in Scotland, where shawls of this kind were woven in the 1800s.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

paisleys (plural)

Derived Forms

paisleyed paisleylike Paisleyism

Synonyms

boteh Persian pickle Welsh pear

Rhymes With

baisley

Questions

How do you pronounce paisley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪzli/.
What does paisley mean?
A motif of a swirling droplet.
Where does paisley come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce paisley

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