Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychedelia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: psychedelia
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The subculture associated with those who take psychedelic drugs.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Recess’s website features the charms of vaporwave internet art and Lisa Frank-style nostalgia, while their Instagram account evokes the combined look of “Endless Summer” with “Floridian retiree” and the summer-camp psychedelia that has replaced “Lifestyle Lumberjack” as the default millennial style choice."

Etymology

Etymology tree English psychedelic Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English psychedelia From psychedelic + -ia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

psychedelias (plural)

Derived Forms

cyberdelia funkadelia neopsychedelia wombadelia

Rhymes With

amelia cecilia celia delia cordelia ophelia karelia haemophilia lobelia philia epithelia mycelia

Questions

What does psychedelia mean?: The subculture associated with those who take psychedelic drugs.
Where does psychedelia come from?: Etymology tree English psychedelic Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English psychedelia From psychedelic + -ia.

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