talismen
/ˈtalɪsmɛn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "They had fetiches and talismen, who bring good fortune."
- "It is easy to understand how the sale or barter of talismen begun."
- "A talisman of the Grand Shrine of Ise was placed vertically within the shrine. There were also talismen for the guardian kami."
- "The 1960s and ‛70s counterculture borrowed many fetishes and talismen from other cultures to adorn themselves and their surroundings."
- "Many parents also place a variety of talismen or safe (“jujus”) on their babies."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈtalɪsmɛn/