Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cerebrotonic

/ˌsɛɹɪbɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cere-bro-ton-ic
IPA: /ˌsɛɹɪbɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Designating a personality type characterised as intellectual, introverted, and emotionally restrained.

noun

A person who has this personality type.

Example Sentences

"Cerebrotonic Cato may Extol the Ancient Disciplines, But the muscle-bound Marines Mutiny for food and pay."

Etymology

Coined by William Herbert Sheldon, from cerebro- + tonic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cerebro

Inflected Forms

more cerebrotonic (comparative) most cerebrotonic (superlative) cerebrotonics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

somatotonic viscerotonic

Questions

How do you pronounce cerebrotonic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛɹɪbɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk/.
What does cerebrotonic mean?: Designating a personality type characterised as intellectual, introverted, and emotionally restrained.
Where does cerebrotonic come from?: Coined by William Herbert Sheldon, from cerebro- + tonic.

How to pronounce cerebrotonic

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