Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desdemona

/ˌdɛzdəˈmoʊnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: Des-de-mo-na
IPA: /ˌdɛzdəˈmoʊnə/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Othello's wife in Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, noted for being a victim of jealousy.

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An inner moon of the planet Uranus.

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666 Desdemona, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1908.

Example Sentences

"As I looked out of the corner of my eye at this savagely picturesque fellow, wondering where was his Desdemona, a dainty and remarkably pretty piece of femininity entered the car, advanced to our table and sat herself beside Othello."
"On the first of these days' amusements ( I know not what year ) Frank took offence at some attentions paid his Desdemona, and walked away next morning to London in wrath."
"Luria, the Moor of Florence, is a sentimentally magnanimous Othello without his passions and without his Desdemona."
"Devastated by early losses, the narcissistic lover is unable to live with his Desdemona because he is unable to live without his idealization of her."

Etymology

Coined based on Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + δαίμων (daímōn), hence "ill-fated, unfortunate".

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdɛzdəˈmoʊnə/

Inflected Forms

Disdemona (alternative)

Antonyms

Eudaimonia

Questions

How do you pronounce desdemona?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɛzdəˈmoʊnə/.
What does desdemona mean?: Othello's wife in Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, noted for being a victim of jealousy.
Where does desdemona come from?: Coined based on Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + δαίμων (daímōn), hence "ill-fated, unfortunate".

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