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monastic

/məˈnæstɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
monas-tic
IPA
/məˈnæstɪk/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to monasteries or monks.

noun

A person with monastic ways; a monk.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French monastique, from Late Latin monasticus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more monastic (comparative) most monastic (superlative) monastick (alternative) monastics (plural)

Derived Forms

antimonastic monastically monasticize nonmonastic pseudomonastic semimonastic unmonastic

Phrases

monastic sign language

Frequently Paired Words

monastery monasticism monk

Synonyms

cloistered cloistral conventual monastical monk

Rhymes With

fantastic plastic enthusiastic drastic sarcastic elastic scholastic stochastic dynastic spastic bombastic thermoplastic

Questions

How do you pronounce monastic?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈnæstɪk/.
What does monastic mean?
Of or relating to monasteries or monks.
Where does monastic come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce monastic

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