Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ball-gowned

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: bal-l--gowned
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wearing a ball gown.

Example Sentences

"With a last pat here, a final fingering of the frizzes, and a farewell adjustment of feathers and flowers, the competitors whisk off the wrappers and the twenty-seven ball-gowned young ladies are revealed to us in all the glory of their elaborate coiffures."
"Upstairs the dolls held a reception, and the sweet, gray-garbed Quaker is there as well as the ball-gowned beauty."
"Next week, Disney is launching a short film called “Frozen Fever” that will air before a live-action retelling of the classic Cinderella tale, in which the ball-gowned heroine bears a striking resemblance to Elsa."

Etymology

From ball gown + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ballgown

Inflected Forms

ballgowned (alternative)

Questions

What does ball-gowned mean?: Wearing a ball gown.
Where does ball-gowned come from?: From ball gown + -ed.

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