anapest

anapest is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (/ / -); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin d/-/-tas, and in English in-ter-vene#, are examples of anapests. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (/ / -); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin d/-/-tas, and in English in-ter-vene#, are examples of anapests.
2. noun. A verse composed of such feet.
3. noun. a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables

   Synonyms: anapaest

Synonyms

anapaest

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in anapest:

peasant

Common word forms

anapests

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