vernesque
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Reminiscent of French novelist Jules Verne (1828–1905) or his works.
Example Sentences
- "Director Fritz Lang and his scientific colleagues have made a vigorous Vernesque fantasy and used every resource of the camera in photographing it."
Etymology
From Verne + -esque.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more Vernesque (comparative)
most Vernesque (superlative)
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
Jules Vernesque