Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adronitis

/ˌædɹoʊˈnaɪtɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adroni-tis
IPA: /ˌædɹoʊˈnaɪtɪs/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Frustration with the amount of time required to become truly familiar with someone.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Still, he contained^([sic]) his silent streak and finally, I just hung up with a feeling of adronitis."
"The more I learn The more different I become I begin to to^([sic]) feel mauerbauertraurigkeit On top of adronitis"
"Adronitis makes me not want to communicate with people."

Etymology

Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig in 2013, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, with reference to Latin andronitis, described by him as a "hallway connecting the front part of the house with a complex inner atrium" in Ancient Roman architecture. According to Koenig, "one quirk of Roman houses" is that front rooms generally have Greek names while back rooms have Latin names, something he saw as characteristic of "your outer self and your inner self […] speaking in completely different languages."

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌædɹoʊˈnaɪtɪs/
British English: /ˌædɹəʊˈnaɪtɪs/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce adronitis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌædɹoʊˈnaɪtɪs/.
What does adronitis mean?: Frustration with the amount of time required to become truly familiar with someone.
Where does adronitis come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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