Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fogdom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fog-dom
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of obscurity; confusion; absence of clarity.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He expands, and becomes more and more transparent, till the inflation is so great as to end in the usual results of the law of expansion; or he passes off out of sight into infinite fogdom; and, like the comet that became entangled among the moons of Jupiter, never regains his orbit again, which, perhaps, is little cause for regret."
"For the busy traffic's roar, and the fogdom dun and brown Of thy streets, O London Town!"
"After about two more weeks of fogdom, she wanted to rent a few movies."

Etymology

From fog + -dom.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fog

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does fogdom mean?: A state of obscurity; confusion; absence of clarity.
Where does fogdom come from?: From fog + -dom.

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