Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lightfoot

/ˈlaɪtfʊt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: light-foot
IPA: /ˈlaɪtfʊt/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

name

A surname transferred from the nickname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in James City County, Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There was no comfort in the goodliness of spring or the bright sunshine weather, and she who had been wont to go about the doors lightfoot and blithe was now as dowie as a widow woman."
"There she alighted from her light-foot beast, / And sitting downe upon the rocky shore, / Bade her old Squire unlace her lofty creast […]"

Etymology

From Middle English light-fot, light-foot, from light (adjective) + fot, foot (noun). See more at light, foot.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: light
Root: light-fot
Suffix: fot

Usage

Inflected Forms

light-foot (alternative) Lightfoots (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce lightfoot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪtfʊt/.
What does lightfoot mean?: Light-footed.
Where does lightfoot come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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