Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epithymetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ep-ithymet-ic
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to desire.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιθυμητικός (epithumētikós), from ἐπιθυμέω (epithuméō, “desire”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἐπιθυμητικός

Questions

What does epithymetic mean?
Relating to desire.
Where does epithymetic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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