dwimmery
/ˈdwɪ.mɚ.ɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A computer program's ability to sense the user's intentions rather than work according to a well-defined specification.
Humorous; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "This dwimmery causes the model to show that polar melting rates have absolutely no connection to world climate in general, and to rising ocean levels in particular."
- "I think that, as with various other parts of Perl 6, we can try to sweep all the dwimmery into one spot so that it can be easily recognized and/or avoided."
- "The big challenge of Perl 6 is to achieve a high degree of dwimmery"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdwɪ.mɚ.ɹi/
- British English: /ˈdwɪ.mə.ɹi/