Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tearstained

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tearstained
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Stained with tears.

Example Sentences

"She sniffled and wiped her nose on her already tearstained blouse."
"With tear-stained eyes, he watched his king still struggling like an earl with the worm."

Etymology

From tear + stained.

Inflected Forms

more tearstained (comparative) most tearstained (superlative) tear-stained (alternative)

Questions

What does tearstained mean?: Stained with tears.
Where does tearstained come from?: From tear + stained.

How to pronounce tearstained

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