Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balladlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bal-lad-like
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a ballad.

Example Sentences

"This veteran jazz pianist’s new album, “Solo in Mondsee” (ECM), is a solo-piano record of improvisations, most of them balladlike and quite beautiful, even in their most sprawling phases."

Etymology

From ballad + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ballad

Inflected Forms

more balladlike (comparative) most balladlike (superlative)

Questions

What does balladlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a ballad.
Where does balladlike come from?: From ballad + -like.

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