mixoscopy
/mɪkˈsɒskəpi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Founded on the sense of vision also we find a phenomenon, bordering on the abnormal, which is by Moll termed mixoscopy. This means the sexual pleasure derived from the spectacle of other persons engaged in natural or perverse sexual actions."
- "Among the ancient Tyrrhenians also mixoscopy was prevalent."
Etymology
Borrowed from German Mixoscopie, from Ancient Greek μίξις (míxis, “intercourse”) + German -skopie (“-scopy”). Reportedly coined by Albert Moll (1862–1939).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Mixoscopie