coronatide
/kəˈɹoʊnəˌtaɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "At IHOP for breakfast and the COVID-19 protocols are in full swing. Every surface is being constantly wiped down with sanitizer, no shared bottles of syrup, ketchup, and condiments, and sparse, unadorned tables. Welcome to coronatide. 😐"
- "Nowhere in the letter do the writers express a desire to know what is going on with the recipient; they do not wish to listen, learn, or truly befriend. They seem, above all, to want compliance. They want butts in pews, or at least the coronatide equivalent."
- "In this unsettling season of Coronatide we find ourselves beset by change, some welcome, some unwelcome."
- "Coronatide made it hard to go an hour or two without snacking, but we’re past that now, and Mass is definitely not the place for the munchies."
- "As we continue to reckon with the devastating psychological and social impact of Coronatide, Thomas is a reliable guide to the interior caverns of our hearts and minds."
Etymology
From corona(virus) + -tide (suffix meaning ‘time’, denoting seasons), by analogy with liturgical seasons such as Christmastide and Eastertide.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˈɹoʊnəˌtaɪd/
- British English: /kəˈɹəʊnəˌtaɪd/