Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

closetry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clos-etry
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fact of being in the closet; attitudes associated with this.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Gay people, especially writers, editors and English teachers, who believe that the dictionary panelists' majority position against the word gay is oppressive, stemming from the homophobia (or closetry) of the panelist, may wish to express their views […]"

Etymology

From closet + -ry.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does closetry mean?: The fact of being in the closet; attitudes associated with this.
Where does closetry come from?: From closet + -ry.

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