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grandisonian

/ˌɡɹæn.dəˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gran-dis-o-ni-an
IPA
/ˌɡɹæn.dəˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

scrupulously moral and chivalrous, like the fictional Sir Charles Grandison in The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753), an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson.

Etymology

From Grandison + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɡɹæn.dəˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /ˌɡɹæn.dɪˈsəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Grandisonian (comparative) most Grandisonian (superlative)

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce grandisonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɹæn.dəˈsoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does grandisonian mean?
scrupulously moral and chivalrous, like the fictional Sir Charles Grandison in The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753), an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson.
Where does grandisonian come from?
From Grandison + -ian.

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