Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ophelian

/ə(ʊ)ˈfiːliən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ophe-lian
IPA: /ə(ʊ)ˈfiːliən/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Depicting or pertaining to Ophelia.

adj

Frantic; tragically insane.

Example Sentences

"the Ophelian scene"
"Punning in an Ophelian frenzy on the feminine glans? Raving about the delectations of clitorism?"
"But she was a wee tad affected, and from the little that Gabriel had read or heard from her, she had an Ophelian streak of potential craziness that he had, since day one, deemed wiser to steer clear of, […]"
"Great hailstones keep dashing against my window and dancing about on the garden walks like things demented. The monkey trees are waving their long arms about with Ophelian gestures, and the chestnuts near the gate groan and sway […]"

Etymology

From Ophelia + -an. Compare French ophélique, ophélien.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Ophelia

Inflected Forms

more Ophelian (comparative) most Ophelian (superlative)

Homonyms

aphelion (one pronunciation)

Rhymes With

anabelian

Questions

How do you pronounce ophelian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ə(ʊ)ˈfiːliən/.
What does ophelian mean?: Depicting or pertaining to Ophelia.
Where does ophelian come from?: From Ophelia + -an. Compare French ophélique, ophélien.

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