architectonic
/ɑɹ.kə.tɛkˈtɑ.nɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Relating to or characteristic of architecture, design and construction.
adj
Foundational, fundamental; supporting the structure of a morality, society, or culture.
adj
Relating to the scientific systematization of the totality of knowledge.
noun
The design, structure, or architecture of something.
Example Sentences
- "architectonic wisdom"
- "[T]he great Creator hath likevviſe ſignalized his Care and Skill, by giving Animals an architectonick Faculty, to build themſelves convenient places of Retirement, in vvhich to repoſe and ſecure themſelves, and to nurſe up their Young."
- "these architectonic functions"
- "We do not of course always, or even often, find the moral principles clearly and consciously expressed or consistently supported, but we cannot but feel that they are present in the shape of instincts, and those instincts pervading and architectonic."
- "[…] the Agamemnon and the Libation-Bearers contain extensive choral odes, unequalled for their architectonic majesty in the whole range of dramatic art."
- "Because the poems are an investigation into the nature of time, it is important to be aware of the overall temporal architectonic of the love-cycle."
Etymology
From Latin architectonicus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτεκτονικός (arkhitektonikós), from ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “architect”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: architectonicus, ἀρχιτεκτονικός
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɑɹ.kə.tɛkˈtɑ.nɪk/