Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raingear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: raingear
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clothing worn as protection from rain.

Uncountable

noun

Equipment for use in the rain.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Exhilarated by her own cruelty, she stared at Robin’s Gore-Tex raingear until Robin was provoked to ask why. Denise said, “I’m just wondering if you’re ever tempted to be slightly less uncool.”"

Etymology

From rain + gear.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does raingear mean?: Clothing worn as protection from rain.
Where does raingear come from?: From rain + gear.

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