Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ribboned

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: rib-boned
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Adorned or ornamented with ribbons.

verb

simple past and past participle of ribbon

Etymology

From Middle English ribaned, equivalent to ribbon + -ed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ribaned

Inflected Forms

more ribboned (comparative) most ribboned (superlative)

Derived Forms

enribboned unribboned

Questions

What does ribboned mean?: Adorned or ornamented with ribbons.
Where does ribboned come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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