How do you pronounce scholastic?

The recorded pronunciation is /skəˈlæstɪk/.

scholastic

/skəˈlæstɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: scholas-tic
IPA: /skəˈlæstɪk/

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Meaning

noun

A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.

adj

Of or relating to school; academic

adj

Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism

adj

Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of scholastic.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of scholastic.

Example Sentences

"This award is for the greatest scholastic achievement by a graduating student."
"And hence it is that men, even when they are baffled and silenced in this scholastic way, are seldom or never convinced , and so brought over to the conquering side"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French scholastique, from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός (skholastikós).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: scholastique, scholasticus, σχολαστικός, *seǵʰ-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /skəˈlæstɪk/
British English: /skəˈlæstɪk/

Inflected Forms

scholastics (plural) scholastick (alternative, obsolete) more scholastic (comparative) most scholastic (superlative)

Derived Forms

scholastically scholasticide scholasticism unscholastic

Phrases

neo-scholastic scholastic Latin

Frequently Paired Words

scholar academic

Synonyms

pedant bookworm

Rhymes With

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