Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swooner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swoon-er
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who swoons

Example Sentences

"For a while on “Breakthrough,” as with Ms. Caillat’s debut album, “Coco,” it appears as if she’s content to remain polite, an unfussy swooner."

Etymology

From Middle English swounere, sownere, equivalent to swoon + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: swounere

Inflected Forms

swooners (plural)

Questions

What does swooner mean?: Someone who swoons
Where does swooner come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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