Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olympic

/əˈlɪmpɪk/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: Olymp-ic
IPA: /əˈlɪmpɪk/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games.

adj

Very large or powerful.

Informal

adj

Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods.

adj

Detached or liberated from petty concerns; godlike.

adj

Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Olympia.

noun

Five consecutive ducks.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Olympic torch; Olympic champion; Olympic medal; Olympic qualifiers"
"Olympic swimming pool"
"I have heard it said that the young Chamber of Commerce have put on their future programme the project of building an Olympic swimming pool."
"A neighbouring training regiment built an Olympic running track in their camp because the already great runner National Serviceman 2nd Lieutenant (later the Honorable Sir) Christopher Chattaway had been posted there."
"Sid's stomach was practicing gagging motions for an eruption of absolutely Olympic proportions with his cheeks puffing quickly in and out to the beat."
"That bed was Olympic, and held some of Julia's best-worst memories."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός (Olumpikós), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ὀλυμπικός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈlɪmpɪk/
British English: /əˈlɪmpɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Olympics (plural)

Derived Forms

Deaflympic Olympically olympicene Olympism Olyroos Paralympian Paralympic

Phrases

Olympic breakfast Olympic diving Olympic flame Olympic Games Olympic goal Olympic gull Olympic Peninsula Olympic Rings

Frequently Paired Words

Olympiad Olympionic

Synonyms

Olympian

Rhymes With

paralympic

Questions

How do you pronounce olympic?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈlɪmpɪk/.
What does olympic mean?: Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games.
Where does olympic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce olympic

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