Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wany

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
wany
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size throughout; said especially of sawed boards or timber cut too near the outside of the log.

adj

Spoiled by wet; said of timber.

noun

Alternative spelling of waney

Example Sentences

Etymology

From wane + -y.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more wany (comparative) most wany (superlative) wanies (plural)

Rhymes With

rainy grainy zany brainy veiny lainey trainy painy

Questions

What does wany mean?
Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size throughout; said especially of sawed boards or timber cut too near the outside of the log.
Where does wany come from?
From wane + -y.

How to pronounce wany

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