Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occhiolism

/ˈoʊkjoʊˌlɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-chi-olism
IPA
/ˈoʊkjoʊˌlɪzəm/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, from Italian occhiolino (“little eye”), the name given by inventor Galileo to a prototype microscope in the early 1600s, + -ism.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈoʊkjoʊˌlɪzəm/
  • British English: /ˈəʊkjəʊˌlɪzəm/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce occhiolism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊkjoʊˌlɪzəm/.
What does occhiolism mean?
The awareness of the small scope of one's own perspective and the way it limits one's ability to fully understand the world.
Where does occhiolism come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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