Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

honorific

/ˌɑːnəˈɹɪfɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
hon-or-if-ic
IPA
/ˌɑːnəˈɹɪfɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person's title, such as "Mrs" or "Doctor".

noun

A term of respect; respectful language.

noun

A word or word form expressing the speaker's respect for the hearer or the referent.

adj

Showing or conferring honour and respect.

adj

Based on or valuing honor

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English honor Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -(i)ficuslbor. English -ific English honorific From honor + -ific.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑːnəˈɹɪfɪk/
  • British English: /ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/

Inflected Forms

honorifics (plural) honorifick (alternative) honourific (alternative) more honorific (comparative) most honorific (superlative)

Derived Forms

honorifical honorifically

Phrases

honorific transposition

Frequently Paired Words

humilific

Antonyms

derogatory

Rhymes With

specific non-specific scientific pacific terrific horrific prolific unscientific nonspecific hieroglyphic transpacific pseudoscientific

Questions

How do you pronounce honorific?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑːnəˈɹɪfɪk/.
What does honorific mean?
A person's title, such as "Mrs" or "Doctor".
Where does honorific come from?
Etymology tree English honor Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -(i)ficuslbor. English -ific English honorific From honor + -ific.

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