Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carphologia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: carpholo-gia
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Picking at bedding and clothing, or at the lips, or of perceived invisible objects.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καρφολογία (karphología), from κάρφος (kárphos, “dry small thing”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: καρφολογία

Inflected Forms

carphology (alternative)

Synonyms

floccillation

Questions

What does carphologia mean?: Picking at bedding and clothing, or at the lips, or of perceived invisible objects.
Where does carphologia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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