Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

truancy

/tɹˈuənsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: tru-an-cy
IPA: /tɹˈuənsi/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From truant + -cy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

truancies (plural)

Derived Forms

antitruancy

Phrases

play hooky

Frequently Paired Words

absenteeism play hooky shirk

Synonyms

beaking bunking bobbing cutting class dipping ditching dogging going on the hop going on the lang going on the mitch jigging kidding

Rhymes With

fluency

Questions

How do you pronounce truancy?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹˈuənsi/.
What does truancy mean?: The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.
Where does truancy come from?: From truant + -cy.

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