Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waisted

/ˈweɪstɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: waist-ed
IPA: /ˈweɪstɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having some specific type of waist.

adj

Narrower in the middle.

Example Sentences

"In his black suit he stood in the dark glass where the lilies leaned so palely from their waisted cutglass vase."

Etymology

From waist + -ed.

Derived Forms

unwaisted

Phrases

empire-waisted long-waisted shallow-waisted short-waisted waisted drum wasp-waisted

Homonyms

wasted

Rhymes With

wasted casted basted hasted

Questions

How do you pronounce waisted?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈweɪstɪd/.
What does waisted mean?: Having some specific type of waist.
Where does waisted come from?: From waist + -ed.

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