Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encaustic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: en-caus-tic
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prepared by means of heat; burned in.

noun

A wax-based paint that is fixed in place by heating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A painting produced using this type of paint.

Countable

Example Sentences

"After all, no sealant or finish is necessary in the encaustic medium, and shellac is stinky, caustic and messy."
"It has become usual in discussions of Flags facture to use the terms, suggested by [Jasper] Johns himself, ‘encaustic', oil and collage on fabric’."
"I have worked in encaustic and I really love encaustic printmaking, but when it comes to painting, I love my acrylics."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós, “burning in”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐγκαυστικός

Usage

Inflected Forms

encaustick (alternative, obsolete) encaustics (plural)

Derived Forms

encaustically

Phrases

encaustic tile

Rhymes With

caustic acrostic apolaustic diacaustic catacaustic

Questions

What does encaustic mean?: Prepared by means of heat; burned in.
Where does encaustic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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