Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rapunzelian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ra-pun-zelian
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the fictional Rapunzel, especially in having very long hair.

Example Sentences

"While they ranged from the thirteenth to the nineteenth century, from the Rapunzelian towers of Stokesay Castle to the Preraphaelite Gothic of Victorian Madresfield Court, the majority were of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries […]"
"The light plays over her glowing face, and her Rapunzelian hair cascades down her shoulders in perfect contrast to the hard, gritty surface of the walls."

Etymology

From Rapunzel + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Rapunzel

Inflected Forms

more Rapunzelian (comparative) most Rapunzelian (superlative)

Questions

What does rapunzelian mean?: Of or relating to the fictional Rapunzel, especially in having very long hair.
Where does rapunzelian come from?: From Rapunzel + -ian.

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