homeopathic
/hˌoʊmioʊpˈæθək/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.83 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to homeopathy.
noun
Any of the diluted remedies used in homeopathy.
Example Sentences
- "Therefore, with a slight misgiving that so delicate a creature as an embryo shad might possibly be affected by the homœopathic amount of alcohol still present, I set up my apparatus on the shaded piazza of the hotel."
- "On the other hand, the pop psychology titles are usually very accessible (hence their popularity) but frequently state the obvious or simply retread the same old ground – the psychological content is so diluted it's positively homeopathic!"
- "Scott: […] – cos I was running on fumes there. Not even fumes. I was running on the homeopathic / memory of fumes Catrin: / Have you got a tissue or something?"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios)bor. English homeo- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -pathic English homeopathic From homeo- (“similar”) + -pathic (“suffering, disease”).
Usage
Inflected Forms
more homeopathic (comparative)
most homeopathic (superlative)
homœopathic (alternative, obsolete)
homoeopathic (alternative)
homeopathics (plural)