peril
/ˈpɛɹɪl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Your life is in peril."
- "the perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc.)"
- "And are we, Mr. President, who stood by our country then, who threw open our coffers, who bared our bosoms, who freely perilled all in that conflict, to be reproached with want of attachment to the Union?"
- "Remember how much she had perilled for a fine house and gorgeous furniture, for carriages and horses, jewels and laces; and do not wonder if she clings with a desperate tenacity to gauds and gew-gaws, in the hour of her despair."
- ""I will have nothing to do with this matter, whatever it is. Do you think I am going to peril my reputation for you?""
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *per-, peril, perīculum