Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sunshaft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sun-shaft
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shaft of sunlight.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: sunbeam"
"Her crimson dress inflames grey corridors, or flaring in a sunshaft through high branches makes of the deep green shadows a greenness darker yet, and a darkness greener."

Etymology

From sun + shaft.

Inflected Forms

sunshafts (plural)

Synonyms

sunbeam

Questions

What does sunshaft mean?: A shaft of sunlight.
Where does sunshaft come from?: From sun + shaft.

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