corydon
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Greek, notably used as a stock name for a shepherd in pastorals, in particular a shepherd whose love for a boy is described in Virgil's Eclogues.
Literary
name
A place name used for several towns in the United States.
name
A place name used for several towns in the United States.
name
A place name used for several towns in the United States.
Example Sentences
- "They give voice to Corydon′s passion; they confront in their own culture the constraints that hedge his passion in."
- "Byron shocked regency England by citing it^([Virgil's second eclogue]) in the opening canto of Don Juan, and Andre Gide gave the title Corydon to the controversial defense of homosexuality he published in 1924. Virgil depicts Corydon’s passion with psychological realism and a touch of wry irony."
- "The harlequinade ceases for the moment, and a two-character tragedy begins with the shepherds Thyrsis and Corydon, whose names derive from ancient pastoral poetry."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόρυδος (kórudos, “crested lark”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: κόρυδος
Usage
Phrases
Corydon Township
Frequently Paired Words
Corydon Township