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hopium

/ˈhoʊ.pi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hopi-um
IPA
/ˈhoʊ.pi.əm/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A clinging to unreasonable or unfounded hopes.

Colloquial; Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Blend of hope + opium, as though it were a drug; regarding the surface analysis as hope + -ium, see copium § Etymology.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhoʊ.pi.əm/
  • British English: /ˈhəʊ.pi.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hopeium (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

copium hopenosis

Rhymes With

opium europium copium

Questions

How do you pronounce hopium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊ.pi.əm/.
What does hopium mean?
A clinging to unreasonable or unfounded hopes.
Where does hopium come from?
Blend of hope + opium, as though it were a drug; regarding the surface analysis as hope + -ium, see copium § Etymology.

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