Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slackener

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slack-en-er
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who slackens.

noun

Part of a loom that slackens the threads.

Example Sentences

"His only reference to the envoy who had denounced him is in respect of his conduct when Minister-General of the Franciscans as slackener of the Rule."

Etymology

From slacken + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: slacken

Inflected Forms

slackeners (plural)

Questions

What does slackener mean?: One who slackens.
Where does slackener come from?: From slacken + -er.

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