Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tympany

/ˈtɪmpəni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: tym-pa-ny
IPA: /ˈtɪmpəni/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sound made by beating a drum.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Tympanites (distention of the abdomen).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[T]he vvoman ſet before the Sanctuary vvith her head uncover'd, vvas adjur'd by the Prieſt to ſvvear vvhether ſhe vvas fals or no; and conſtrain'd to drink that bitter vvater vvith an undoubted curſe of rottenneſſe, and tympany to follovv, unleſſe ſhe vvere innocent."
"Thine's a tympany of sense."
"Dr. Johnson, for his triads and his antithetic balances, he taxes more than once with a plethoric and tautologic tympany of sentence"

Etymology

Coined based on Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon).

Usage

Inflected Forms

tympanies (plural)

Homonyms

timpani tympani

Questions

How do you pronounce tympany?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪmpəni/.
What does tympany mean?: The sound made by beating a drum.
Where does tympany come from?: Coined based on Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon).

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