Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expressionistic

/ɪkspɹˌɛʃənˈɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
ex-pres-sion-is-tic
IPA
/ɪkspɹˌɛʃənˈɪstɪk/
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English expression 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 expressionist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English expressionistic From expressionist + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more expressionistic (comparative) most expressionistic (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce expressionistic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkspɹˌɛʃənˈɪstɪk/.
What does expressionistic mean?
Expressionist.
Where does expressionistic come from?
Etymology tree English expression 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 expressionist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English expressionistic From expressionist + -ic.

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