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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trist

/tɹɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
trist
IPA
/tɹɪst/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Trust, faith.

Obsolete

verb

To trust, have faith in.

Obsolete

noun

A set station in hunting.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of tryst (“secret meeting”).

Obsolete

adj

Alternative form of triste (“sad; sorrowful; gloomy”).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Apparently related to trust.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

trists (plural) trists (present, singular) tristing (participle, present) tristed (participle, past) tristed (past) more trist (comparative) most trist (superlative)

Derived Forms

atrist tristful

Homonyms

tryst

Rhymes With

list missed fair list exist assist pissed twist resist dismissed insist wrist kissed

Questions

How do you pronounce trist?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹɪst/.
What does trist mean?
Trust, faith.
Where does trist come from?
It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce trist

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