Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

operatic

/ˌɑ.pɚˈæt.ɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: op-er-at-ic
IPA: /ˌɑ.pɚˈæt.ɪk/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, related to, or typical of opera.

Example Sentences

"The politician's address was so flamboyant as to be operatic."
"She had stormed dramatically off and got on the first train she saw at Waterloo station and rode it the whole way down to Brighton, taking a room in a seedy B and B. But then, after a nap, still feeling wobbly and also wallowingly sorry for herself, Diantha climbed off the bed and sat down at the desk to write Charles some operatic note of farewell."

Etymology

From opera + -ic, probably influenced by dramatic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑ.pɚˈæt.ɪk/
British English: /ˌɒp.əˈɹæt.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more operatic (comparative) most operatic (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonoperatic operatically poperatic semioperatic unoperatic

Phrases

horse-operatic operatic soprano soap-operatic soap operatic space-operatic

Rhymes With

democratic dramatic automatic diplomatic static problematic systematic traumatic post-traumatic attic cinematic pragmatic

Questions

How do you pronounce operatic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑ.pɚˈæt.ɪk/.
What does operatic mean?: Of, related to, or typical of opera.
Where does operatic come from?: From opera + -ic, probably influenced by dramatic.

How to pronounce operatic

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