Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puffery

/ˈpʌfəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
puffery
IPA
/ˈpʌfəɹi/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of puffing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Excessive or false public praise.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Superficial or insubstantial material; fluff.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English puff Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English puffery From puff + -ery.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pufferies (plural)

Phrases

puff piece

Questions

How do you pronounce puffery?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌfəɹi/.
What does puffery mean?
An act of puffing.
Where does puffery come from?
Etymology tree English puff Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English puffery From puff + -ery.

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