Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horowitzian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: horow-itzian
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Vladimir Horowitz (1903–1989), Russian-American classical virtuoso pianist.

adj

Of or pertaining to Donald L. Horowitz, professor of law and political science.

Example Sentences

"This is exciting, high-strung, Horowitzian pianism that is tempered by unfailing good taste, tonal subtlety, and a true sense of Lisztian style."
"Empirically, there are very few cases where Horowitzian electoral schemes have been tried, and hardly any where it has achieved the desired results."

Etymology

From Horowitz + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Horowitz

Inflected Forms

more Horowitzian (comparative) most Horowitzian (superlative)

Questions

What does horowitzian mean?: Of or pertaining to Vladimir Horowitz (1903–1989), Russian-American classical virtuoso pianist.
Where does horowitzian come from?: From Horowitz + -ian.

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