Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alethic

/əˈliːθɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aleth-ic
IPA: /əˈliːθɪk/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.

Example Sentences

"The modal operators □ and ◊ stand for alethic necessity and possibility."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, “truth”) + -ic.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀλήθεια
Suffix: ic

Inflected Forms

more alethic (comparative) most alethic (superlative)

Derived Forms

alethically nonalethic

Frequently Paired Words

alethiology

Questions

How do you pronounce alethic?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈliːθɪk/.
What does alethic mean?: Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
Where does alethic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce alethic

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