Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

personal effects

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: per-son-al -ef-fects
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Items of personal property that one carries on one's person, including identification, jewelry, and clothing.

Example Sentences

"At 11 am the next day, rescue parties discovered a few more personal effects, some 600 yards from where she was last seen. These included sunglasses, a loose boot, an empty wallet, a torn 1000-shilling bill, and her bag."

Inflected Forms

personal effect (singular)

Synonyms

belongings effects

Questions

What does personal effects mean?: Items of personal property that one carries on one's person, including identification, jewelry, and clothing.

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