Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tinnitus

/ˈtɪn.ɪ.təs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: tin-ni-tus
IPA: /ˈtɪn.ɪ.təs/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tinnītus (“a jingling, ringing”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

tinnituses (plural) tinniti (hypercorrect, plural)

Derived Forms

presbytinnitus tinnitic

Phrases

objective tinnitus pulsatile tinnitus subjective tinnitus

Synonyms

acouasm

Rhymes With

titus detritus gastroenteritis situs enteritis berytus coloenteritis clitus

Questions

How do you pronounce tinnitus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪn.ɪ.təs/.
What does tinnitus mean?: The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.
Where does tinnitus come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin tinnītus (“a jingling, ringing”).

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