Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amimia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: amimia
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

inability to express oneself using facial expressions

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Parkinsonism, at its severest, presents itself as an akinetic amimia (as opposed to certain cortical disorders which are amimic akinesias)."

Etymology

From a- + German Mimik (“facial expressions”) + -ia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

amimias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mime mimic dysmimia echomimia hypomimia

Questions

What does amimia mean?: inability to express oneself using facial expressions
Where does amimia come from?: From a- + German Mimik (“facial expressions”) + -ia.

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