Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epicanthic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: epi-can-th-ic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That partially covers the inner angle of the eye.

Example Sentences

"Along the dimming shore of broken fence and rubble and over the sparse colonies of jakelike dwellings a new curse falling, a plague of bats, small basilisks pugnosed with epicanthic eyes and upreared dogs' ears filled with hair and bellies filled with agony."
"Still white, but this time there is a hint of epicanthic fold about her eyes."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) + κανθός (kanthós).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐπί

Phrases

epicanthic fold

Questions

What does epicanthic mean?: That partially covers the inner angle of the eye.
Where does epicanthic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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