finery
/ˈfaɪnəɹi/noun
finery is spelled F-I-N-E-R-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, finery means “Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of finery is fineries.
How many letters and syllables are in finery?
| Letters | 6: F-I-N-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is finery?
Finery appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce finery?
- /ˈfaɪnəɹi/
Finery has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-finery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of finery
- fineries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does finery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteFineness; beauty.
- 2
Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels.
- 3
fine point; minute characteristic
- 4
A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).