Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tressed

/ˈtɹɛsɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: tressed
IPA: /ˈtɹɛsɪd/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having tresses.

adj

Formed into ringlets or braided.

Example Sentences

"Now hath this younker torn his tressed locks"
"One of thy tressed curls there falling down"

Etymology

From tress + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tress

Derived Forms

untressed

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce tressed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɛsɪd/.
What does tressed mean?: Having tresses.
Where does tressed come from?: From tress + -ed.

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