Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

optation

/ˈɑptˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: op-ta-tion
IPA: /ˈɑptˈeɪʃən/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wish; a desire.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"whilst they murmur against the present disposure of things, regulating determined realities unto their private optations, they rest not in their established natures"
"1577, Henry Peacham, The Garden of Eloquence To this belong — optation, obtestation, interrogation."

Etymology

From Latin optatio. See option.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: optatio

Usage

Inflected Forms

optations (plural)

Phrases

co-optation

Frequently Paired Words

co-optation optate

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce optation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑptˈeɪʃən/.
What does optation mean?: A wish; a desire.
Where does optation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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