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kenspeck

/ˈkɛn.spɛk/

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pin pen merger/ˈkɪn.spɛk/

kenspeck adjective: easily known or seen; obvious; apparent.

Adjective

kenspeck

  1. (Northern England, UK, dialectal, obsolete) Easily known or seen; obvious; apparent.

Origin of kenspeck

Apparently from Old Norse kennispakr (“quick at recognizing persons or things”), from kenna (“know, recognize”) + spakr (“wise”). Compare Swedish kännspak.

Words formed from kenspeck

Questions about kenspeck

What does kenspeck mean?
Kenspeck means easily known or seen; obvious; apparent.
What part of speech is kenspeck?
Kenspeck is an adjective.
How do you pronounce kenspeck?
Kenspeck is pronounced /ˈkɛn.spɛk/.

Words near kenspeck in the dictionary

  1. Kensitites
  2. Kensits
  3. Kensiu
  4. Kensiw
  5. Kensley
  6. kenspeck
  7. kenspecked
  8. kenspeckle
  9. Kensucky
  10. Kensworth
  11. kent

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