Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hylozoic

/haɪloʊˈzoʊɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-lo-zoic
IPA: /haɪloʊˈzoʊɪk/

25

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or related to hylozoism, believing that all physical matter is alive or that life arises from matter.

Example Sentences

"These Atheists may be also called Hylozoick... because they derive all things in the whole Universe... from the Life of the Matter."
"Hylozoic atheism... which accounts the world to be animated in all its parts."

Etymology

From hylo- (“wood, matter”) + -zoic (“of or related to life or living things”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hylo-
Suffix: -zoic

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /haɪloʊˈzoʊɪk/
British English: /hʌɪləʊˈzəʊɪk/

Inflected Forms

hylozoick (alternative)

Phrases

hyle and Category:English terms prefixed with hylo-

Frequently Paired Words

hylozoical hylozoism hylozoist hylozoistic hylozoistically hyle and Category:English terms prefixed with hylo- animistic pantheistic

Synonyms

hylozoist hylozoistic hylozoical materialist

Questions

How do you pronounce hylozoic?: The recorded pronunciation is /haɪloʊˈzoʊɪk/.
What does hylozoic mean?: Of or related to hylozoism, believing that all physical matter is alive or that life arises from matter.
Where does hylozoic come from?: From hylo- (“wood, matter”) + -zoic (“of or related to life or living things”).

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