How to Pronounce Polaroids

To pronounce "polaroids", say POL-ar-oids — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllables

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Letters

POL-ar-oids

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💡 Tip for remembering “polaroids”

"polaroids" has 3 syllables: pol-ar-oids. It rhymes with avoids and hemorrhoids, if that helps it stick.

What does polaroids mean?

noun

  1. A sheet of plastic embedded with microscopic crystals of herapathite or similarly acting material, so that light passing through it is polarised.
  2. (in the plural) Spectacles made with lenses of polaroid, once used to view certain 3-D movies.

verb

  1. To photograph with a polaroid camera.

Synonyms

camerainstant

Words that rhyme with polaroids

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

avoidshemorrhoidsadenoidscorticosteroidsvoidsalkaloidsasteroidsandroidslloyds

Related words

photophotographsphotospicturespolarographypolarographicphotographicpolarizer

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "polaroids"?▾

"Polaroids" has 3 syllables: pol · ar · oids.

What does "polaroids" mean?▾

Polaroids: A sheet of plastic embedded with microscopic crystals of herapathite or similarly acting material, so that light passing through it is polarised.

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