Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

danceaholic

/ˌdɑːnsəˈhɔlɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dancea-holic
IPA
/ˌdɑːnsəˈhɔlɪk/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

one who is addicted to dancing.

Etymology

Etymology tree English dance Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English danceaholic From dance + -aholic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌdɑːnsəˈhɔlɪk/

Inflected Forms

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Questions

How do you pronounce danceaholic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɑːnsəˈhɔlɪk/.
What does danceaholic mean?
one who is addicted to dancing.
Where does danceaholic come from?
Etymology tree English dance Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English danceaholic From dance + -aholic.

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