threadbare

How to Split "threadbare" into Syllables

The word threadbare is divided into 3 syllables: thread·ba·re. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.

📝 Syllable Breakdown

• thread — 1st syllable
• ba — 2nd syllable
• re — 3rd syllable

🔊 Pronunciation Guide

The phonetic transcription of threadbare:

• IPA: /ˈθɹɛdbɛə/

📖 Definitions

1. threadbare (comparative more threadbare, superlative most threadbare)
2. Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.

📚 Word Origin & History

From Middle English thred-bar, thred-bare (“of cloth, clothing, etc.: worn to such an extent that the warp and weft threads show, shabby, worn-out; (figurative) inadequate, poor”) [and other forms], from thred (“piece of textile twine”) (from Old English þrǣd (“thread”), from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz (“thread; twisted fibre”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to drill, pierce; to rub; to turn, twist”)) + bar, bare (“naked, unclothed, bare; not covered”) (...

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