microphonous
/maɪ̯ˈkrɒ.fə.nəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Innumerable degrees of crime, but a whisper in the era of Kent and Blackstone, are now of microphonous volume in strenuousness, and as common as the asphyxial conditions which create it."
- "The Meteor was a microphonous ear which caught every whisper of the world, and a megaphonic mouth which could trumpet its news to eager millions, or shut itself up as close as a Bank of England vault."
- "The invasion of the microphonous tribe began in February, when Dusty and Goldie […]"
- "A microphonous voice, “Calling Doctor Newton, calling Doctor Nowton” and “Calling Doctor Dovey, calling Doctor Dovey,” heard simultaneously in the corridors of the Queen, Mary Hospital has somewhat puzzled patients newly admitted to the institution."
- "The incongruity of a vintage Bentley mopping up a field of formula 1 cars at Silverstone complete with microphonous Baxter and Bolster is realistically absurd."
Etymology
From microphone + -ous.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /maɪ̯ˈkrɒ.fə.nəs/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more microphonous (comparative)
most microphonous (superlative)