Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cocktail party effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: cock-tail -par-ty -ef-fect
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability (or the difficulty) of focusing one's attention on a single auditory source in a jumble of noises.

Etymology

Suggesting a party where many groups of people are talking at the same time.

Inflected Forms

cocktail party effects (plural)

Questions

What does cocktail party effect mean?: The ability (or the difficulty) of focusing one's attention on a single auditory source in a jumble of noises.
Where does cocktail party effect come from?: Suggesting a party where many groups of people are talking at the same time.

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