izzard

I1Z10Z10A1R1D2
/ˈɪ.zə(ɹ)d/

noun

The letter Z; zed, zee.

Similar
uzzardZzeezedezed
OriginMiddle English izod ← Middle French et zede →
UncommonScrabble 25
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Meanings

izzard1

nounizzard (plural izzards)

plural izzards

  1. Scotlandand archaically in England and IrelandThe letter Z; zed, zee.

    ... [Reading.] Dear Sir,—ay, that's that. Then there's an M, and a T, and an S, but whether the next be an izzard, or an R, confound me, I cannot tell.

    1773, [Oliver] Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer: Or, The Mistakes of a Night. A Comedy. […], London: […] F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)

    Synonyms: uzzard

Izzard2

proper nounIzzard (plural Izzards)

plural Izzards

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe letter Z; zed, zee.

Similar
uzzard

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe 26th letter of the Roman alphabet

Similar
Zzeezedezed
Broader
letterletter of the alphabetalphabetic character
Also see
uzzardzzedzee

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchet zede
  2. Middle Englishizod
  3. Englishizzard

From Middle English izod, ezod, ezed, probably from Middle French et zede (literally “and zed”), as spoken when reciting the alphabet.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with izzard

wizardlizardblizzardgizzardvizardslizzardvisard
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Cite this entry
APA

izzard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/izzard

MLA

“izzard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/izzard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “izzard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/izzard.

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