Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyle

/hˈaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: hyle
IPA: /hˈaɪl/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of matter, physical substance.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of protomatter, the first matter of the cosmos from which the four elements arose according to Empedocles and Aristotle.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Medieval Latin hyle, from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, matter”), particularly in Aristotle as πρώτη ὕλη (prṓtē húlē, “protomatter, fundamental undifferentiated matter”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: hyle, ὕλη

Usage

Inflected Forms

hile (alternative, obsolete) hyla (alternative, obsolete) ylem (alternative)

Derived Forms

hyletics hylical hylism hylist

Frequently Paired Words

hylic hylicism

Synonyms

matter physical substance protomatter

Homonyms

hile

Rhymes With

while style file smile mile pile kyle awhile isle worthwhile tile aisle

Questions

How do you pronounce hyle?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈaɪl/.
What does hyle mean?: Synonym of matter, physical substance.
Where does hyle come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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