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tranty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tran-ty
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(used in reference to children) Intelligent, advanced, or forward for one's age; precocious.

British usage

Etymology

From trant (“cunning, trickery”) + -y.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

trantier (comparative) more tranty (comparative) trantiest (superlative) most tranty (superlative) trantie (alternative, Scotland)

Synonyms

old-farrant

Rhymes With

anti dante ante auntie panty shanty chianti scanty andante zante canty fanti

Questions

What does tranty mean?
(used in reference to children) Intelligent, advanced, or forward for one's age; precocious.
Where does tranty come from?
From trant (“cunning, trickery”) + -y.

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