Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downland

/ˈdaʊnˌlænd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: down-land
IPA: /ˈdaʊnˌlænd/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An area of rolling hills (downs), often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Hail! every distant hill, and downland plain! Your dew-hid beauties Fancy oft unveils;"
"[…] I walked on to Canterbury early in the morning. It was now winter again; and the fresh, cold windy day, and the sweeping downland, brightened up my hopes a little."
"I traversed the downland Whereon the bleak hill-graves of Chieftains Bulge barren of tree;"
"Shortly after leaving Godshill, a lengthy climb begins through rolling downland country at 1 in 75, easing to 1 in 103."
"The large cement works nearby are served by sidings, and strike a sudden jarring industrial note in the midst of the rural downland scene."
"I was surprised to see that the plane had been wrecked, not on one of the hefty cliff faces of our mountain, but on a gentle green hillside, merging into downland."

Etymology

From Old English dūnland, equivalent to down + land.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: dūnland

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdaʊnˌlænd/
British English: /ˈdaʊn.lænd/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

downlands (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce downland?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaʊnˌlænd/.
What does downland mean?: An area of rolling hills (downs), often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone.
Where does downland come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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