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cacozelia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-coz-elia
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stylistic affectation of diction, such as throwing in foreign words to appear learned.

Uncountable

noun

Bad taste in words or selection of metaphor, either to make the facts appear worse or to disgust the auditors.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin cacozēlia (“a bad, faulty, awkward imitation”), from Ancient Greek κᾰκοζηλία (kăkozēlía, “unhappy imitation, affectation”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cacozēlia, κᾰκοζηλία

Usage

Questions

What does cacozelia mean?
A stylistic affectation of diction, such as throwing in foreign words to appear learned.
Where does cacozelia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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