Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breatharian

/bɹɛˈθɛ.ɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: breathar-i-an
IPA: /bɹɛˈθɛ.ɹi.ən/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who lives without food, subsisting instead on prana or sunlight.

Example Sentences

"Those who suspect a growing homogeneity in the once-eccentric East Village may find comfort in Dr. David Jubb, a New Age health guru who runs Jubb's Longevity on East 12th Street and claims to be a breatharian, taking light and air as his primary nourishment."

Etymology

From breath + -arian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: breath

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɹɛˈθɛ.ɹi.ən/
British English: /bɹɛˈθɛə.ɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

breatharians (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

breatharianism

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce breatharian?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹɛˈθɛ.ɹi.ən/.
What does breatharian mean?: One who lives without food, subsisting instead on prana or sunlight.
Where does breatharian come from?: From breath + -arian.

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