Eye-word
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eye-word is a noun meaning A word encountered more often in writing than in speech, and thus liable to be pronounced incorrectly.
Meaning
A word encountered more often in writing than in speech, and thus liable to be pronounced incorrectly.
Example Sentences
We may hesitate whether "churl" is to be pronounced with a k or with a soft ch sound, because we do not use the word commonly in speech and hence it is becoming more of an eye-word than an ear-word.
Word Forms
- eye-words
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include eye-ball, optic, ayry, eyeshot, verb, eyewater.
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