Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homoeroticism

/ˌhoʊ.moʊ.ɪˈɹɑ.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
ho-mo-eroti-cism
IPA
/ˌhoʊ.moʊ.ɪˈɹɑ.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being homoerotic

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. German homo- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. German sexual German homosexualbor. English homosexualbf. English homo- Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticuslbor. French érotiqueder. English erotic English homoerotic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English homoeroticism From homoerotic + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhoʊ.moʊ.ɪˈɹɑ.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/

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Questions

How do you pronounce homoeroticism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhoʊ.moʊ.ɪˈɹɑ.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/.
What does homoeroticism mean?
The state or quality of being homoerotic
Where does homoeroticism come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. German homo- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. German sexual German homosexualbor. English homosexualbf. English homo- Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticuslbor. French érotiqueder. English erotic English homoerotic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English homoeroticism From homoerotic + -ism.

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