Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

priss

/pɹɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
priss
IPA
/pɹɪs/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prissy person

Informal

verb

To dress or behave in a prissy manner

Example Sentences

Etymology

Back-formation from prissy (analyzed as priss + -y (“(manner)”)); noun attested 1923.

Usage

Inflected Forms

prisses (plural) prisses (present, singular) prissing (participle, present) prissed (participle, past) prissed (past)

Phrases

priss around

Rhymes With

this miss chris kiss swiss piss luis dismiss bliss dis dis- sis

Questions

How do you pronounce priss?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪs/.
What does priss mean?
A prissy person
Where does priss come from?
Back-formation from prissy (analyzed as priss + -y (“(manner)”)); noun attested 1923.

How to pronounce priss

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