Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threesome

/ˈθɹi.səm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: three-some
IPA: /ˈθɹi.səm/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of three people or things.

noun

An instance of sexual activity involving three people.

Example Sentences

"Threesomes are huge right now. They're the blow job of the '90s."
"‘Tell me everything,’ she said to Losse, and when she’d heard everything, got the colleague who kept suggesting a threesome discreetly demoted."
"Being polyamorous isn't inherently wrong. Neither is desiring threesomes or kinky sex."
"That’s a threesome joke about her fucking children! It was in the first season and they gave her another one!"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Germanic *þrīz Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ Old English þrī Middle English thre English three Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English threesome From three + -some.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈθɹi.səm/
British English: /ˈθɹiː.səm/

Inflected Forms

threesomes (plural) 3some (alternative, Internet) 3sum (alternative, Internet)

Derived Forms

threesomeness

Phrases

devil's threesome

Frequently Paired Words

twosome foursome fivesome moresome

Synonyms

triad trine trinity trio troika triumvirate leash tern ternary ternion threeness threesome

Rhymes With

gleesome fleasome freesome

Questions

How do you pronounce threesome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɹi.səm/.
What does threesome mean?: A group of three people or things.
Where does threesome come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Germanic *þrīz Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ Old English þrī Middle English thre English three Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English threesome From three + -some.

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