Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sare

/sˈɛɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
sare
IPA
/sˈɛɹ/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

dry, withered

British usage; Archaic

adj

tender, rotten

Archaic

adj

melancholy, bad, severe.

Archaic

adv

much, very much, greatly.

British usage; Archaic

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Variant of sear (“dry”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sare, sār, sāre

Usage

Inflected Forms

sarer (comparative) sarest (superlative) sear (alternative) more sare (comparative) most sare (superlative) Sares (plural)

Homonyms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce sare?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɛɹ/.
What does sare mean?
dry, withered
Where does sare come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce sare

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