Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

climate-speak

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: cli-mate-s-peak
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The jargon used by climatologists and people talking about climate change.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In global climate-speak, terms like 'scenario', 'impact', 'vulnerability', 'irreversible', 'mitigation', 'adaptation' and 'adaptive capacity' have become common currency, verbal coins sometimes so worn that they almost lose meaning, even though they carry sinister messages about the future of humanity."
"This is another example where climate-speak removes itself from common parlance and common sense."

Etymology

From climate + -speak.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: climate

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

climatespeak (alternative)

Questions

What does climate-speak mean?: The jargon used by climatologists and people talking about climate change.
Where does climate-speak come from?: From climate + -speak.

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