Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tolkienish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tolkien-ish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, related to, or characteristic of J. R. R. Tolkien or his writings.

Example Sentences

"Most campaigns that I have played in have tended to utilise a sort of Tolkienish semi-medieval background, sometimes not very well developed."
"Early on, the trail passes a tiny cedar lake with Tolkienish overtones. A hobbit-size table and chairs have been carved out of wooden stumps."
"The novel also reflects a Tolkienish nostalgia for an earlier England dominated by the rural squirarchy that Eliot absorbed so completely."

Etymology

From Tolkien + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Tolkien

Inflected Forms

more Tolkienish (comparative) most Tolkienish (superlative)

Synonyms

Tolkienesque Tolkienian Tolkieny

Questions

What does tolkienish mean?: Of, related to, or characteristic of J. R. R. Tolkien or his writings.
Where does tolkienish come from?: From Tolkien + -ish.

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