Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

free-flowing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: free-flow-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"a free-flowing river"
"free-flowing traffic"
"The free-flowing pixelated compositions, while full of angles, owe something to automatist drawing."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free English flowing English free-flowing From free + flowing.

Inflected Forms

more free-flowing (comparative) most free-flowing (superlative)

Synonyms

flowy fluxive flowing

Questions

What does free-flowing mean?: Moving freely.
Where does free-flowing come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free English flowing English free-flowing From free + flowing.

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