Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

massifier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mas-si-fi-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of classifier that results in a mass noun rather than singling out a discrete unit.

Etymology

Blend of mass + classifier, or massify + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: massify

Inflected Forms

massifiers (plural)

Questions

What does massifier mean?: A kind of classifier that results in a mass noun rather than singling out a discrete unit.
Where does massifier come from?: Blend of mass + classifier, or massify + -er.

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