Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

idolish

/ˈaɪdəlɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: idol-ish
IPA: /ˈaɪdəlɪʃ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete

adj

Resembling or characteristic of an idol.

Example Sentences

"they have stuffed their idolish temples with the wasteful pillage of your estates"
"I observed on a shelf an idolish-looking image, so I said to the girl, "Is that one of your idols?""

Etymology

From idol + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: idol

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more idolish (comparative) most idolish (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce idolish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪdəlɪʃ/.
What does idolish mean?: Idolatrous.
Where does idolish come from?: From idol + -ish.

How to pronounce idolish

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