Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egonomics

/ˌiːɡə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ego-nomics
IPA: /ˌiːɡə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪks/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or practice of self-management.

Uncountable

Etymology

From ego + -nomics. The term was first proposed by Thomas Schelling in his paper Egonomics, or the Art of Self-Management.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ego

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce egonomics?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌiːɡə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪks/.
What does egonomics mean?: The act or practice of self-management.
Where does egonomics come from?: From ego + -nomics. The term was first proposed by Thomas Schelling in his paper Egonomics, or the Art of Self-Management.

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