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sapphist

/ˈsæ.fɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sap-phist
IPA
/ˈsæ.fɪst/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lesbian.

noun

An admirer or student of Sappho or her poetry.

Etymology

From sapphic + -ist, by analogy with Sapphist (“admirer or student of Sappho”).

Inflected Forms

sapphists (plural)

Derived Forms

sapphistry Sapphistic

Frequently Paired Words

Sapphic sapphism sapphistic

Synonyms

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Questions

How do you pronounce sapphist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæ.fɪst/.
What does sapphist mean?
A lesbian.
Where does sapphist come from?
From sapphic + -ist, by analogy with Sapphist (“admirer or student of Sappho”).

How to pronounce sapphist

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