Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wayworn

/ˈweɪ.wɔːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: way-worn
IPA: /ˈweɪ.wɔːn/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Weary from travelling.

Example Sentences

"She was soon followed by Glentworth, who stepped slowly and anxiously towards the dressing-room, and, ere he reached it, heard, with a delight the wayworn traveller and anxious husband alone can know, Isabella's cry of joy,..."

Etymology

From way + worn.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈweɪ.wɔːn/

Inflected Forms

more wayworn (comparative) most wayworn (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce wayworn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈweɪ.wɔːn/.
What does wayworn mean?: Weary from travelling.
Where does wayworn come from?: From way + worn.

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