Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

concettism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-cettism
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of concetti (witty turns of phrase).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There are those who think that, if mere concettism be a part of poetry, Quarles is as great a poet as Cowley or George Herbert, Vaughan or Withers."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

concettisms (plural)

Questions

What does concettism mean?: The use of concetti (witty turns of phrase).

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