Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anthelion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-the-lion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνθήλιον (anthḗlion); see anti-, helio-.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀνθήλιον

Inflected Forms

anthelions (plural) anthelia (plural)

Derived Forms

paranthelion

Rhymes With

abelian perihelion aphelion parhelion mycelian paranthelion

Questions

What does anthelion mean?: A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle
Where does anthelion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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