pygmalion
/pɪɡˈmeɪliən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with).
name
A legendary sculptor who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with.
noun
Alternative form of pygmalion (“one who acts in a way reminiscent of the sculptor”).
Example Sentences
- "It dawned on me that they [Anthropic] were under a kind of enchantment. Like Pygmalion, they had fallen in love with their own creation."
Etymology
From Pygmalion, from Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων (Pugmalíōn), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pʿmytn /puġ‘mayaton/), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pmyytn /pumayyaton/, “Pumay has given”), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉 (pmy, “Pumay”) + Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (ytn /yaton/, “to give”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Πυγμαλίων, 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍, 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍, 𐤐𐤌𐤉, 𐤉𐤕𐤍