Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agnosia

/æɡˈnoʊ.ʒə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: ag-nosia
IPA: /æɡˈnoʊ.ʒə/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inability to recognise objects by use of the senses.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-der. Ancient Greek [Term?] Ancient Greek ἀγνώς (agnṓs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā)der. English agnosia Derived from Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā, “ignorance”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

agnosias (plural)

Derived Forms

agnosic autotopagnosia hemiagnosia phonagnosia prosopagnosia simultagnosia simultanagnosia

Phrases

apperceptive agnosia time agnosia

Frequently Paired Words

agnostic agnosticism agnosy

Synonyms

agnosy

Questions

How do you pronounce agnosia?: The recorded pronunciation is /æɡˈnoʊ.ʒə/.
What does agnosia mean?: The inability to recognise objects by use of the senses.
Where does agnosia come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-der. Ancient Greek [Term?] Ancient Greek ἀγνώς (agnṓs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā)der. English agnosia Derived from Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā, “ignorance”).

How to pronounce agnosia

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “agnosia”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/æɡˈnoʊ.ʒə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “agnosia”.
Repeat and practice — Say “agnosia” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.