Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autological

/ˌɑːtoʊˈlɑːd͡ʒɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-to-log-i-cal
IPA: /ˌɑːtoʊˈlɑːd͡ʒɪkəl/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Possessing the property it describes.

Example Sentences

"The word polysyllabic is autological, but the word monosyllabic is not."
"Because the word short is in fact short, it is considered autological."
"The word noun is itself a noun, and is thus autological."

Etymology

From German autologisch, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, autology + -ical.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: autologisch, αὐτός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑːtoʊˈlɑːd͡ʒɪkəl/
British English: /ˌɔː.təʊˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/

Derived Forms

autologicality autologically

Phrases

self-reference Wikipedia:Russell's paradox

Frequently Paired Words

autologous autonymous self-reference Wikipedia:Russell's paradox

Synonyms

homological

Antonyms

heterological

Questions

How do you pronounce autological?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑːtoʊˈlɑːd͡ʒɪkəl/.
What does autological mean?: Possessing the property it describes.
Where does autological come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce autological

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