Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

byronic

/baɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: by-ron-ic
IPA: /baɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) or his writings.

Example Sentences

"You have your lovers - dusky beaus / Not made of the poetic stuff / That sports an Apollonian nose, / And wears a sleek Byronic cuff."
"This 34 letter word [supercaliflawjalisticexpialadoshus] is not to be found in the dictionary. Perhaps that is because Noah [Webster] couldn’t take time off from Byronic English themes to think up such a conglammeration."

Etymology

From Byron + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Byron

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /baɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more Byronic (comparative) most Byronic (superlative)

Derived Forms

Byronically

Phrases

Byronic hero Byronic heroine

Frequently Paired Words

Byronism

Synonyms

Byronesque Byronian Byronish

Rhymes With

electronic chronic iconic sonic ironic tonic demonic harmonic ionic platonic supersonic masonic

Questions

How do you pronounce byronic?: The recorded pronunciation is /baɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/.
What does byronic mean?: Of or pertaining to British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) or his writings.
Where does byronic come from?: From Byron + -ic.

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