Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arachnidism

/əˈɹæknɪdɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
arach-ni-dism
IPA
/əˈɹæknɪdɪzəm/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree French arachnidebor. English arachnid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English arachnidism From arachnid + -ism.

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce arachnidism?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹæknɪdɪzəm/.
What does arachnidism mean?
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
Where does arachnidism come from?
Etymology tree French arachnidebor. English arachnid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English arachnidism From arachnid + -ism.

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