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euphoric

/juˈfɔɹɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
eu-phoric
IPA
/juˈfɔɹɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria.

adj

Productive of euphoria, causing great joy.

noun

A drug that causes euphoria; a euphoriant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek εὔφορος (eúphoros) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek εὐφορίᾱ (euphoríā)bor. New Latin euphoriabor. English euphoria Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English euphoric From euphoria + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /juˈfɔɹɪk/
  • British English: /juːˈfɒɹɪk/

Inflected Forms

more euphoric (comparative) most euphoric (superlative) euphorics (plural)

Derived Forms

euphorically

Synonyms

ecstatic euphorious joyful air-headed blissed out blissful enrapt rapt cock-a-hoop delighted elated euphoric

Antonyms

dysphoric

Rhymes With

historic prehistoric caloric meteoric warrick doric couric boric dysphoric orrick borek perchloric

Questions

How do you pronounce euphoric?
The recorded pronunciation is /juˈfɔɹɪk/.
What does euphoric mean?
Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria.
Where does euphoric come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek εὔφορος (eúphoros) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek εὐφορίᾱ (euphoríā)bor. New Latin euphoriabor. English euphoria Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English euphoric From euphoria + -ic.

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