Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-kept

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: well-kept
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

neat, tidy, kept in good condition.

adj

not told to anyone.

Example Sentences

"Halfway from Hellingly Station, the railway enters the well-kept hospital grounds, and runs parallel with a tree-lined drive about half a mile long."
"Budleigh Salterton, five miles from Exmouth, is another crossing station, and in common with most stations on the Devon branches it is clean and tidy, and has a well-kept garden."

Inflected Forms

better-kept (comparative) more well-kept (comparative) best-kept (superlative) most well-kept (superlative) well kept (alternative)

Synonyms

kept up maintained shipshape trim

Questions

What does well-kept mean?: neat, tidy, kept in good condition.

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