Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oversimilar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-sim-i-lar
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively similar.

Example Sentences

"On this first attempt, the variations do not entirely add up and some are oversimilar, but still a pattern is evident: starting from the stolid pace of the march, he animates the music by degrees […]"

Etymology

From over- + similar.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

more oversimilar (comparative) most oversimilar (superlative)

Questions

What does oversimilar mean?: Excessively similar.
Where does oversimilar come from?: From over- + similar.

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