Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamletic

/hæmˈlɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ham-let-ic
IPA: /hæmˈlɛtɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Undecided; hesitating; uncertain; vacillating.

Example Sentences

"The conventional Hamletic interpretation of Stephen's thought establishes Haines as the British master, Buck as his gay attendant, and Stephen as the jester, the docile subject to the whims of both."
"2008 (published), Robert B. Heilman, The Ghost on the Ramparts and Other Essays in the Humanities Invariably anything Hamletic intimates a large world and major problems, and who could question the rightness of this suggestion for the humanities, in academe or outside?"

Etymology

From the name of Hamlet, William Shakespeare character, + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ic

Inflected Forms

more Hamletic (comparative) most Hamletic (superlative) amletic (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Hamlet Hamletian Hamletism

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic non-magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic sympathetic energetic poetic diabetic kinetic anesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce hamletic?: The recorded pronunciation is /hæmˈlɛtɪk/.
What does hamletic mean?: Undecided; hesitating; uncertain; vacillating.
Where does hamletic come from?: From the name of Hamlet, William Shakespeare character, + -ic.

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