Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gelogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gel-o-genic
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inducing or provoking laughter; laughable.

Example Sentences

"Here among shows ranging from Russian mood pictures to nimble and nymphal revues, somewhat too commercialized to be gelogenic, exists a rare opportunity for some zealot to declare what proportion represents popular demand, what freshly creates it, and how much is esoteric."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γέλως (gélōs, “laughter”) + -genic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: genic

Questions

What does gelogenic mean?: Inducing or provoking laughter; laughable.
Where does gelogenic come from?: From Ancient Greek γέλως (gélōs, “laughter”) + -genic.

How to pronounce gelogenic

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