anapest

Meaning of anapest

noun

a metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable.

late 16th century: via Latin from Greek anapaistos ‘reversed’, from ana- ‘back’ + paiein ‘strike’ (because it is the reverse of a dactyl).

Information about anapest

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of anapest is: anapests.
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Hyphenation of anapest

anapest

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • anapest is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

anapest synonyms

Meaning anapaest:

anapaest

Anagrams of anapest

Pentasa, Pestana, peasant

Words that rhyme with anapest

Pest, pest, Budapest, budapest, cheapest, parapest, deepest, steepest, ripest, unripest, Ujpest, Tempest, campest, crumpest, dampest, empest, entempest, impest, jimpest, limpest, plumpest, tempest, flippest, heppest, hippest, rinderpest, sharpest, crispest, Neupest

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