Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyknic

/ˈpɪknɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pyk-nic
IPA: /ˈpɪknɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

short and stout; endomorphic

noun

A short, thickset person characterised by thick neck, large abdomen and relatively short limbs; an endomorph.

Example Sentences

"For example, in the demographic profile published by the Direktorat Bina Masyarakat Terasing (1990), the surveyed populations are each typologized according to a seemingly scientific code relating to such characteristics as: F Bodily characteristics (F₁ Generally athletic, tall, upstanding / F₂ Generally pyknic, slender, medium / F₃ Generally short, fat, small)[…]"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) + -ic, as a calque of German pyknisch.

Inflected Forms

more pyknic (comparative) most pyknic (superlative) pyknics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pyknon

Synonyms

endomorphic

Homonyms

picnic

Rhymes With

picnic

Questions

How do you pronounce pyknic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪknɪk/.
What does pyknic mean?: short and stout; endomorphic
Where does pyknic come from?: From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) + -ic, as a calque of German pyknisch.

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