Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hormonal

/hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: hor-mon-al
IPA: /hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to hormones.

adj

Of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle.

Colloquial

adj

Strongly affected by one's hormones.

Example Sentences

"The authors also said they attempted to investigate whether there are differing breast cancer risks between hormonal and nonhormonal IUDs."
"a hormonal teenage boy"
"All those male bodies and loud, virile male hormonal voices."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Ancient Greek -άω (-áō) Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn)lbor. English hormone English -al English hormonal From hormone + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more hormonal (comparative) most hormonal (superlative)

Derived Forms

allohormonal antihormonal bihormonal chemohormonal ectohormonal hormonally hyperhormonal multihormonal neurohormonal nonhormonal parahormonal phytohormonal

Questions

How do you pronounce hormonal?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/.
What does hormonal mean?: Pertaining to hormones.
Where does hormonal come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Ancient Greek -άω (-áō) Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn)lbor. English hormone English -al English hormonal From hormone + -al.

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