Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cannibalistic

/kæn.ə.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
can-ni-bal-is-tic
IPA
/kæn.ə.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English cannibalistic From cannibal + -istic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kæn.ə.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/
  • British English: /kan.ɪ.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/

Inflected Forms

more cannibalistic (comparative) most cannibalistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce cannibalistic?
The recorded pronunciation is /kæn.ə.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/.
What does cannibalistic mean?
Tending toward cannibalism.
Where does cannibalistic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English cannibalistic From cannibal + -istic.

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