Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sloven

/ˈslʌvən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: sloven
IPA: /ˈslʌvən/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.

noun

A low, base, lewd person.

noun

An immoral woman.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The follest slouen ondyr heuen, / Prowde, peuiche, lyddyr, and lewde, / Malapert, medyllar, nothyng well thewde, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English sloveyn, from Middle Flemish sloovin (“a scold”). Related to Middle Dutch sloef (“untidy, shabby”), from Proto-Germanic *slup- + Old French -ain, from Latin -ānus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sloveyn, sloef, *slup-, -ain, -ānus

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

slovens (plural)

Derived Forms

slovenlike slovenliness slovenly slovenness slovenry

Synonyms

cutterman scruff slob pig slovenly person

Rhymes With

oven coven

Questions

How do you pronounce sloven?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslʌvən/.
What does sloven mean?: A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.
Where does sloven come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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