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cliff¹
- /klɪf/
- [kʰl̥ɪf]
- /kləf/ New Zealand
- [kʰl̥əf] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɪf
Where it comes from
From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.
noun cliffs
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A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
, scar
Similar: precipice
- A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.
cliff²
- /klɪf/
- [kʰl̥ɪf]
- /kləf/ New Zealand
- [kʰl̥əf] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɪf
noun cliffs
- Obsolete form of clef Suppose a Person hath learnt to sing in the Treble Cliff only, and would sing Notes prick'd in the Tenor Cliff on the middle tine with F# […]
Cliff³
Rhymes with -ɪf
Where it comes from
The given name is from shortenings of the diminutives. The surname is from the noun cliff.
proper noun
- A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
- A census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.
- A hamlet in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2198).
- A neighbourhood, The Cliff, in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8201).
- A small settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland, appearing on OS maps as Cliobh (OS grid ref NB0835).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: drop-off, escarpment, ravine, hill, colline, hillside, gully, arroyo, hilltop, chasm, abyss, landslide, sinkhole, boulder, pit, rock
Translations
Every language
noun a (near) vertical rock face
| Español | acantilado, precipicio, risco, despeñadero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 절벽 jeolbyeok, 벼랑 byeorang |
| 日本語 | 崖 gake |
| 中文 | 峭壁 qiàobì, 懸崖 /悬崖 xuányá, xuányái |
| हिन्दी | चट्टान caṭṭān |
| Português | penhasco, falésia |
| Français | falaise |
| Deutsch | Klippe, Felsen |
| Italiano | rupe, scogliera, costone, dirupo, crinale, falesia |
| Ελληνικά | βουνοπλαγιά vounoplagiá, κλιτύς klitýs, πρανές pranés, γκρεμός gkremós |
| Română | stâncă, faleză, pantă |
| Русский | скала́ skalá, утёс utjós, клиф klif |
| Tiếng Việt | vách đá |
| العربية | جُرْف jurf |
| עברית | צוק tsuq |
Talk about this word "cliff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cliff. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. cliff. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cliff "cliff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cliff.Cite this
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title = {cliff},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cliff},
urldate = {2026-11-05}
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