Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

robotic

/ɹoʊˈbɑtɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: ro-botic
IPA: /ɹoʊˈbɑtɪk/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc.

Example Sentences

"You'd cut your own nose off before you'd let me get the credit for solving robotic telepathy."
"In Vice President Al Gore's campaign to change his robotic image, nothing may have helped more than the big smooch."
"President Donald Trump’s presidential memorandum ordering an investigation of Joe Biden’s cognitive decline and his use of the autopen […] is also nonsensical fan service, amplifying addled MAGA conspiracy theories that contend, with a straight face, that Biden was really a robotic clone."

Etymology

From robot + -ic. Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 in his short story Liar!.

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₃erbʰ-
Suffix: robot

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹoʊˈbɑtɪk/
British English: /ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more robotic (comparative) most robotic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antirobotic biorobotic chemorobotic microrobotic nanorobotic neurorobotic nonrobotic quasirobotic robotically roboticisation roboticise roboticism

Phrases

robotic lawn mower

Frequently Paired Words

robopsychologist robot

Synonyms

automatic automatonlike machinelike robotlike

Rhymes With

exotic patriotic erotic chaotic aquatic antibiotic psychotic idiotic hypnotic neurotic narcotic quadratic

Questions

How do you pronounce robotic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊˈbɑtɪk/.
What does robotic mean?: Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc.
Where does robotic come from?: From robot + -ic. Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 in his short story Liar!.

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