Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

experimentalist

/ɪkspˌɛɹəmˈɛntəlɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: ex-per-i-men-tal-ist
IPA: /ɪkspˌɛɹəmˈɛntəlɪst/

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who performs experiments.

noun

A person who values the results of experiments over theory.

noun

A person who seeks or enjoys new experiences.

noun

An adherent of experimentalism.

adj

Relating to experimentation.

Etymology

Etymology tree English experimental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English experimentalist From experimental + -ist.

Inflected Forms

experimentalists (plural)

Rhymes With

fundamentalist environmentalist instrumentalist

Questions

How do you pronounce experimentalist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkspˌɛɹəmˈɛntəlɪst/.
What does experimentalist mean?: One who performs experiments.
Where does experimentalist come from?: Etymology tree English experimental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English experimentalist From experimental + -ist.

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