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gandalfesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gan-dalfesque
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

With qualities resembling those of Gandalf, a wise old wizard in The Lord of the Rings with a long white beard.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Gandalf + -esque, with the name having been taken by J. R. R. Tolkien from the Old Norse Gandálfr, from gandr (“magic staff”) + alfr (“elf”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Gandalfesque (comparative) most Gandalfesque (superlative)

Synonyms

Gandalfian Gandalfish

Questions

What does gandalfesque mean?
With qualities resembling those of Gandalf, a wise old wizard in The Lord of the Rings with a long white beard.
Where does gandalfesque come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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