Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vicissitous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vi-cis-si-tous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a life or career: involving changes of fortune.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

more vicissitous (comparative) most vicissitous (superlative)

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Questions

What does vicissitous mean?
Of a life or career: involving changes of fortune.

How to pronounce vicissitous

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