Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brainspace

/ˈbreɪnˌspeɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brainspace
IPA: /ˈbreɪnˌspeɪs/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One's capacity to focus on various tasks.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The most successful solution for him so far has been the concept of brainspace. He has intense focus and, when he disrespects that focus by trying to split it, he loses the ability to take care of even the basics."
"I have some stuff that might help you, or it might not, but I don't have the brain-space to talk about it right now. I'll meet you whereever you want at ten-thirty." "Maybe you could find the 'brain-space' if you came up to the Laingford station with me,""
"That's because you had to spend a lot of time, and what I call 'brainspace,' focused on the mechanics of getting things done."
"Of course, he doesn't type in English. I forgot that. Ugh! The fact that I'm using all this brainspace on this when I'm in the middle of my performance pisses me off."

Etymology

From brain + space.

Usage

Synonyms

headspace

Questions

How do you pronounce brainspace?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbreɪnˌspeɪs/.
What does brainspace mean?: One's capacity to focus on various tasks.
Where does brainspace come from?: From brain + space.

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