Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elegiast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ele-giast
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elegist (maker of elegies).

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The great fault of these elegiasts is, that they are in despair for griefs that give the sensible part of mankind very little pain"

Etymology

From elegy + -ast.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: elegy

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

elegiasts (plural)

Questions

What does elegiast mean?: An elegist (maker of elegies).
Where does elegiast come from?: From elegy + -ast.

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