Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vonnegutian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
von-negutian
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922–2007), American novelist and satirist, or to his works.

Etymology

From Vonnegut + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Vonnegutian (comparative) most Vonnegutian (superlative)

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Questions

What does vonnegutian mean?
Of or pertaining to Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922–2007), American novelist and satirist, or to his works.
Where does vonnegutian come from?
From Vonnegut + -ian.

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