Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scariant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scari-ant
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unconfirmed or unstudied variant or strain of COVID-19 that causes widespread panic.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Public health officials derided the X-MPLE strain as a "scariant" last night."
"Initial reactions have been sceptical at best, with prominent experts suggesting the apparent new strain looks more like a “scariant” – an unconfirmed strain causing a global scare – than a variant."

Etymology

Blend of scare + variant.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

scariants (plural)

Questions

What does scariant mean?: An unconfirmed or unstudied variant or strain of COVID-19 that causes widespread panic.
Where does scariant come from?: Blend of scare + variant.

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