Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

idiorrhythmic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: id-i-or-rhyth-mic
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

self-regulating; usually referring to an Eastern form of monastic life where monks live alone, often in isolation, constantly in mental prayer.

Example Sentences

"St. Stergos was an idiorrhythmic monk."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *swéd-yo-s Proto-Hellenic *hwédios Ancient Greek ῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos) Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) English idiorrhythmic From Ancient Greek ῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos, “own, personal, distinct”) + ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós).

Inflected Forms

more idiorrhythmic (comparative) most idiorrhythmic (superlative) idiorhythmic (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

idiorrhythmism

Questions

What does idiorrhythmic mean?: self-regulating; usually referring to an Eastern form of monastic life where monks live alone, often in isolation, constantly in mental prayer.
Where does idiorrhythmic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *swéd-yo-s Proto-Hellenic *hwédios Ancient Greek ῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos) Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) English idiorrhythmic From Ancient Greek ῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos, “own, personal, distinct”) + ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós).

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