Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nyctophobic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nyc-to-pho-bic
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Afflicted with nyctophobia; fearful of the dark or of night.

Etymology

From nycto- + -phobic.

Inflected Forms

more nyctophobic (comparative) most nyctophobic (superlative)

Questions

What does nyctophobic mean?
Afflicted with nyctophobia; fearful of the dark or of night.
Where does nyctophobic come from?
From nycto- + -phobic.

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