braille
/ˈbɹeɪ̯l/
braille noun: a system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.
Noun (1)
braille (countable and uncountable, plural brailles)
- A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.
- Another difficulty which causes literature in braille to remain scarce is the cumbersomeness of the process of producing braille books.1963, S. C. Ashcroft, Freda Henderson, Programmed Instruction in Braille, Stanwix House, →ISBN, page 6
Verb
braille (third-person singular simple present brailles, present participle brailling, simple past and past participle brailled)
- To write in, or convert into, the braille writing system.
- I played back my recorded notes and brailled them.
- the sponsorship statement on respondent's brailled volumes [...] He admittedly had no knowledge of just how respondent's book [...] came to be brailled1967, Carlton Fredericks, Federal Trade Commission Decisions, volume 71, page 237
- to identify something by touch.
Adjective (1)
braille (not comparable)
- Of, relating to or written in braille.
Proper noun capitalized: Braille
Braille
- Louis Braille
Noun (2) capitalized: Braille
Braille (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of braille.
Adjective (2) capitalized: Braille
Braille (not comparable)
- Alternative letter-case form of braille.
braille meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
braille in Hindi
- ब्रेल, ब्रेइल, ब्रेलिंग
braille in Marathi
- ब्रेल, ब्रेइल, ब्रॅली
braille in Urdu
- بریل, برائل, بریلنگ
braille in Bengali
- ব্রেইল, ব্রেল, ব্রেলিং
More languagesFewer languages
- braille in Telugu
- బ్రెయిలీ breyilī
- braille in Malayalam
- ബ്രെയിൽ, ബ്രെയ്ലി, ബ്രെയിലിംഗ്
- braille in Kannada
- ಬ್ರೈಲ್, ಬ್ರೆಯ್ಲ್, ಬ್ರೇಲ್
- braille in Punjabi
- ਬ੍ਰੇਲ, ਬਰੇਲ, ਬਰੈਲੀ
- braille in Gujarati
- બ્રેઇલ, બ્રેઈલ, બ્રેલ
- braille in Odia
- ବ୍ରେଲ୍, ବ୍ରେଲ, ବ୍ରେଇଲ
- braille in Nepali
- ब्रेल, ब्रेइल, ब्रेलिङ
- braille in Vietnamese
- chữ nổi
Forms of braille
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | brailles |
| alternative form | Braille |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | brailles |
| present participle | brailling |
| past participle | brailled |
| past | brailled |
Origin of braille
Borrowed from French braille, named after French educator Louis Braille (1809–1852). The /eɪl/ seems to reflect a spelling pronunciation; French has /aj/ instead.
Words formed from braille
Phrases with braille
Words that rhyme with braille
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- veil
- pale
- avail
- wale
- whale
- bail
- hail
- yale
- bale
- snail
- travail
- brail
- exhale
- frail
- jail
- prevail
- swale
- vail
- wail
- derail
- dwale
- entail
- flail
- Gail
- gayle
- impale
- kale
- quail
- regale
- spale
- thumbnail
- white whale
- ale
- curtail
- drail
- gale
- inhale
- retail
- shale
- tael
- unveil
- ail
- all hail
- assail
- ayel
- beyond the pale
- cakes and ale
- camail
Questions about braille
- What does braille mean?
- Braille means a system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.
- What is braille in Hindi?
- Braille in Hindi is ब्रेल, ब्रेइल, ब्रेलिंग. See Braille meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is braille?
- Braille can be a noun, a verb, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce braille?
- Braille is pronounced /ˈbɹeɪ̯l/.
- What is the plural of braille?
- The plural of braille is brailles.
Words near braille in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: braille (page history and authors); Braille (page history and authors); braille (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); braille (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); braille (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); braille (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); braille (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); braille (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); braille (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); braille (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); braille (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); braille (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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