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insomniac

/ɪnˈsɒm.ni.æk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
in-som-ni-ac
IPA
/ɪnˈsɒm.ni.æk/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who suffers an inability or difficulty sleeping; a sufferer from insomnia.

adj

Suffering from or pertaining to insomnia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From insomnia + -ac.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɪnˈsɒm.ni.æk/

Inflected Forms

insomniacs (plural) more insomniac (comparative) most insomniac (superlative)

Synonyms

sleepless watchful sleepless person

Rhymes With

back black attack track lack jack pack cook back mac iraq crack hack

Questions

How do you pronounce insomniac?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈsɒm.ni.æk/.
What does insomniac mean?
One who suffers an inability or difficulty sleeping; a sufferer from insomnia.
Where does insomniac come from?
From insomnia + -ac.

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