Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

creon

/ˈkɹiˌɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: cre-on
IPA: /ˈkɹiˌɑn/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

King of Thebes, noted primarily in the stories of Antigone and Oedipus.

Example Sentences

"It has often been observed that Creon imputes corrupt motives (here and to Teiresias), because this was a level of motivation within his comprehension."
"Above all -- and this is of central importance in connection with the legal implications -- it is essential to understand that Creon must emerge as an appropriate counterweight to the obsessive energy of Antigone: that "Antigone's fate provides the foil for Creon and, in turn, Creon's fate becomes evident only against the background of Antigone's desitiny."
"Perhaps more than any other figure in the Oedipus Trilogy, Creon, Oedipus' brother-in-law, seems to be a very different character in each of the plays."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κρέων (Kréōn).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Κρέων

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɹiˌɑn/
British English: /ˈkɹiː.ɒn/

Inflected Forms

Creone (alternative) Kreon (alternative)

Derived Forms

Creonian Creonic

Rhymes With

pee-on leon dion eon prion

Questions

How do you pronounce creon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹiˌɑn/.
What does creon mean?: King of Thebes, noted primarily in the stories of Antigone and Oedipus.
Where does creon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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