Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overenthusiastic

/əʊvɝənθuziˈæstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: ov-er-en-thu-si-as-tic
IPA: /əʊvɝənθuziˈæstɪk/

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

excessively enthusiastic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English enthusiastic English overenthusiastic From over- + enthusiastic.

Inflected Forms

more overenthusiastic (comparative) most overenthusiastic (superlative)

Derived Forms

overenthusiastically

Rhymes With

fantastic plastic enthusiastic drastic sarcastic elastic stochastic monastic dynastic spastic bombastic thermoplastic

Questions

How do you pronounce overenthusiastic?: The recorded pronunciation is /əʊvɝənθuziˈæstɪk/.
What does overenthusiastic mean?: excessively enthusiastic
Where does overenthusiastic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English enthusiastic English overenthusiastic From over- + enthusiastic.

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