Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thalia

/θəˈlaɪ.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: thalia
IPA: /θəˈlaɪ.ə/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.

name

One of the three Graces/Charites.

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23 Thalia, a main belt asteroid.

name

The comedy mask.

name

Socks, as a symbol of comedy.

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

name

A locality in the Shire of Buloke, north western Victoria, Australia

noun

Any of the genus Thalia of tropical plants found in aquatic or marshy habitats.

Example Sentences

"Thalias are herbaceous perennials with long-stalked, calathea- or canna-like, all-basal leaves, the stalks of which enfold each other toward their bases to produce false stems."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θαλία (Thalía) or Θάλεια (Tháleia); from Ancient Greek θάλλω (thállō, “flourish, to be verdant”).

Inflected Forms

thalias (plural)

Derived Forms

antithalian thalian

Phrases

Thalia and Melpomene

Synonyms

23 Thalia ㉓

Rhymes With

australia azalea paraphernalia regalia sedalia vidalia bacchanalia via maria black maria maya isaiah

Questions

How do you pronounce thalia?: The recorded pronunciation is /θəˈlaɪ.ə/.
What does thalia mean?: The Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
Where does thalia come from?: From Ancient Greek Θαλία (Thalía) or Θάλεια (Tháleia); from Ancient Greek θάλλω (thállō, “flourish, to be verdant”).

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