shimerian
/ʃɪˈmɛɹi.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Shimer College
noun
A person who is associated with Shimer College
Example Sentences
- "Students approach athletics at the College in a typically unusual, but very "Shimerian" way. When the school's basketball team finally won a game this spring after a national record of 62 consecutive losses students didn't know whether to laugh or cry."
- "A reward for the plant is being offered, in true "Shimerian fashion," said Buchanan."
- "Carol’s path to Shimer and then Parsons is quintessentially Shimerian."
- "But for Palmer and 396 other Shimerians, there are no such simple answers, no values in face values, and few thoughts, deeds, or situations undeserving of analysis and explanation."
- "Such a suggestion is scoffed at by Shimerians who maintain that they have the will to stave off institutional death."
- "For the last six years a group of Shimer alums together with some honorary Shimerians have been meeting once a month in Evanston."