Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mid-air

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: mid-air
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The middle of the air, as while in flight.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The dog ran, jumped, and caught the ball in mid-air."
"The 44-metre landslip north of Hook left track hanging in mid-air as the clay embankment collapsed beneath it."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air English mid-air From mid- + air.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

midair (alternative)

Questions

What does mid-air mean?: The middle of the air, as while in flight.
Where does mid-air come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air English mid-air From mid- + air.

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