floydian
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the work of Robert Floyd, American mathematician and computer scientist.
adj
Of, related to, or similar to the band Pink Floyd or their music; psychedelic.
Example Sentences
- "I have my own notions, though I hesitate to expound too deeply lest anyone accuse me of taking things Floydian too seriously."
- "The new Gilmour-led Floyd sounds infinitely more ‘Floydian' than Roger Waters' dirge-like solo albums."
- "The unmistakable "Floydian" sound is captured in all its glory on this LP: the use of hypnotic slow tempos, the lush textures of the instruments, the gorgeous guitar and saxophone solos, and the dark lyrical vision courtesy of Mr. Waters."
- "Although far from a Floydian concept album, ‘The Division Bell' has a general theme of communication gone wrong."
- "A ten-minute Floydian trip from the London rockers’ forthcoming ninth album [subtitle]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English Floyd Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Floydian From Floyd + -ian.
Inflected Forms
more Floydian (comparative)
most Floydian (superlative)