Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delirious

/dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: deliri-ous
IPA: /dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being in the state of delirium.

adj

Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic.

Example Sentences

"⁠Or has the shock, so harshly given, […] made me that delirious man ⁠Whose fancy fuses old and new, ⁠And flashes into false and true, And mingles all without a plan?"
"[…]the angelic form of a creature whose very existence was a gigantic balm of Gilead to the lacerated body of our hero, and, in a half delirious state of mind, he felt like leaping mountains to raise prostrate female forms, and to become blessed with hymeneal joys of the most glorious character; but, his imagination soon forsook him, and a raging fever, accompanied by the most violent deadly delirium, ensued, which lasted a fortnight."
"delirious with joy"

Etymology

From delirium + -ous; see also Latin delirus (“silly, doting, crazy”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ous

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/

Inflected Forms

more delirious (comparative) most delirious (superlative)

Derived Forms

deliriously deliriousness nondelirious semidelirious undelirious

Synonyms

excited frantic mad unrestrained hallucinating

Rhymes With

serious mysterious deleterious imperious tiberius nereus

Questions

How do you pronounce delirious?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/.
What does delirious mean?: Being in the state of delirium.
Where does delirious come from?: From delirium + -ous; see also Latin delirus (“silly, doting, crazy”).

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