Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spinsterism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spin-ster-ism
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of a woman who is a spinster, i.e. unwed.

Uncountable

Etymology

From spinster + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does spinsterism mean?
The state of a woman who is a spinster, i.e. unwed.
Where does spinsterism come from?
From spinster + -ism.

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