flytes

flyte

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahyt]
- /flaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahyt]
- /flaɪt/

Definitions of flytes word

verb without object flytes to dispute; wrangle; scold; jeer. 1
noun flytes a dispute or wrangle; scolding. 1
noun flytes plural of flyte. 0
verb flytes third-person singular simple present indicative form of flyte. 0

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Origin of flytes

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (v.) Middle English fliten, Old English flītan to strive, contend; akin to Middle High German vlīzen (German Fleiss industry), Old Saxon flītan; (noun) Middle English; Old English flīt strife, abuse, derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Flytes

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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flytes popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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