Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ananke

/əˈnæŋki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: ananke
IPA: /əˈnæŋki/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Necessity beyond all supplications or sway. Conceived as the ultimate dictator of all fate and circumstances, to which even the gods must ultimately pay homage and deference.

Uncountable

name

A Greek goddess, personification of destiny, necessity and fate, depicted as holding a spindle.

name

A moon of Jupiter.

Example Sentences

"“‘To tell you that the eternities beget chaos, and that the immensities are at the mercy of the divine ananke. Infinitude crouches before a personality. The mercurial essence is the prime mover in spirituality, and the thinker is powerless before the pulsating inanity. The cosmical procession is terminated only by the unknowable and unpronounceable’——"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνάγκη (anánkē, “necessity”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀνάγκη

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

anankastic tao Necessitas

Questions

How do you pronounce ananke?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnæŋki/.
What does ananke mean?: Necessity beyond all supplications or sway. Conceived as the ultimate dictator of all fate and circumstances, to which even the gods must ultimately pay homage and deference.
Where does ananke come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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