wont

/wʌnt/
adjective

Accustomed or used (to or with a thing), accustomed or apt (to do something).

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 1 meaning

  1. Accustomed or used (to or with a thing), accustomed or apt (to do something).

    “He is wont to complain loudly about his job.”

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Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English wont, from Old English ġewunod, past participle of ġewunian (“to be accustomed to, dwell”), the noun sense possibly arising via conflation of wone (“custom, habit, practice”) and the adjective wont. Compare German Low German Gewohnte (“custom, habit”), Dutch gewoonte, Swedish van.

Similar and opposite words

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WONT at a glance

WONT has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (W 4 + O 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,102 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with wont

All rhymes
  • FRONT8
  • CONFRONT13
  • FONT7
  • WATERFRONT16
  • FOREFRONT15
  • UPFRONT12
  • PONT6
  • PIEDMONT13
  • AFFRONT13
  • STOREFRONT13
  • BEACHFRONT20
  • RIVERFRONT16

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • WANT7
  • WENT7
  • FONT7
  • PONT6
  • WORT7
  • WOOT7
  • WONK11
  • WONS7
  • WOST7
  • RONT4
  • YONT7
  • OONT4

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