Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somatotonic

/ˌsəʊmətəˈtɒnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: so-ma-to-ton-ic
IPA: /ˌsəʊmətəˈtɒnɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or relating to a personality type characterised as aggressive and extroverted.

noun

A person having this personality type.

Etymology

Coined by William Herbert Sheldon.

Inflected Forms

more somatotonic (comparative) most somatotonic (superlative) somatotonics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

somatotype cerebrotonic viscerotonic

Questions

How do you pronounce somatotonic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsəʊmətəˈtɒnɪk/.
What does somatotonic mean?: Having or relating to a personality type characterised as aggressive and extroverted.
Where does somatotonic come from?: Coined by William Herbert Sheldon.

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