Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barn-like

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: barn--like
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of barnlike.

Example Sentences

"So we come, at above street level, into the city, and to Canterbury East Station (9.8 miles). It is an austere, rather barn-like structure, with a high roof over the two platforms."

Etymology

From barn + -like.

Inflected Forms

more barn-like (comparative) most barn-like (superlative)

Questions

What does barn-like mean?: Alternative form of barnlike.
Where does barn-like come from?: From barn + -like.

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