Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

griffinhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: griffin-hood
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The status or behaviour of a griffin, a person newly arrived from Europe.

Indian usage; Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"By this time I had mastered the rudiments of the language, and may be said to have emerged to a great extent from the period of griffinhood."

Etymology

From griffin + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: griffin

Usage

Questions

What does griffinhood mean?: The status or behaviour of a griffin, a person newly arrived from Europe.
Where does griffinhood come from?: From griffin + -hood.

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