Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prurition

/pɹʊˈɹɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pru-ri-tion
IPA: /pɹʊˈɹɪʃən/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He scratched imprecisely with his right hand, though insensible of prurition, various points and surfaces of his partly exposed, wholly abluted skin."

Etymology

From Latin prurire (“to itch”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: prurire

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

prurient prurience

Questions

How do you pronounce prurition?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹʊˈɹɪʃən/.
What does prurition mean?: itching
Where does prurition come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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