Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

war paint

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
war -paint
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pigments ritually applied to the face and/or body (originally and still especially of a Native American warrior) prior to going into a battle.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Cosmetics, makeup.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

war paints (plural)

Synonyms

makeup make-up

Questions

What does war paint mean?
Pigments ritually applied to the face and/or body (originally and still especially of a Native American warrior) prior to going into a battle.

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