Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

characterhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
char-ac-ter-hood
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being a character.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English characterhood From character + -hood.

Usage

Questions

What does characterhood mean?
The state of being a character.
Where does characterhood come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English characterhood From character + -hood.

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