Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empaestic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: em-paes-tic
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Embossed, especially of Ancient Greek art.

Example Sentences

"Semper called attention to the empaestic character of the reliefs, and his remarks have often been repeated."
"The empaestic pictures of the Jews in the minds of those who dislike them are seldom devoid of any grain of truth: yet such images are always falsifications of the truth."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐμπαιστικός (empaistikós, “embossed”), from ἐμπαίω (empaíō), from παίω (paíō, “strike”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐμπαιστικός

Inflected Forms

more empaestic (comparative) most empaestic (superlative) empaistic (alternative)

Questions

What does empaestic mean?: Embossed, especially of Ancient Greek art.
Where does empaestic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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