Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cowellian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cow-ellian
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Henry Cowell (1897–1965), American composer and musician.

adj

Of or relating to Simon Cowell (born 1959), British TV personality.

Etymology

From Cowell + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Cowellian (comparative) most Cowellian (superlative)

Questions

What does cowellian mean?
Of or relating to Henry Cowell (1897–1965), American composer and musician.
Where does cowellian come from?
From Cowell + -ian.

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