Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tolstoyesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tol-stoyesque
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reminiscent of the works of Leo Tolstoy, the Russian writer.

Etymology

From Tolstoy + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Tolstoyesque (comparative) most Tolstoyesque (superlative)

Questions

What does tolstoyesque mean?
Reminiscent of the works of Leo Tolstoy, the Russian writer.
Where does tolstoyesque come from?
From Tolstoy + -esque.

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