Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anti-oil

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-oil
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to oil or the excessive use of oil.

Etymology

From anti- + oil.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

more anti-oil (comparative) most anti-oil (superlative)

Questions

What does anti-oil mean?: Opposed to oil or the excessive use of oil.
Where does anti-oil come from?: From anti- + oil.

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