Affray word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "affray" word
[noun] noisy quarrel
\Af*fray"\, n. [OE. afrai, affrai, OF. esfrei, F. effroi, fr. OF. esfreer. See {Affray}, v. t.] 1. The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack. [Obs.] 2. Alarm; terror; fright. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray. ``In the very midst of the affray.'' --Motley. 4. (Law) The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others. --Blackstone. Note: A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an affray. Syn: Quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest; feud; tumult; disturbance.
Synonyms for affray
altercation, disturbance, fracas, fray, ruffle
See also: batrachomyomachia | combat | dustup | fight | fighting | quarrel | row | run-in | words | wrangle |
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Let's analyse "affray" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YARFFA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
affray: 1 + 1 = 2, reduced: 2 (or 9 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Two. |
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