Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

invidia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: in-vidia
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Roman goddess of divine retribution and vengeance; often accompanied by the Furies/Dirae. She is the Roman counterpart of Nemesis.

Etymology

From Latin invidia (“envy”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: invidia

Frequently Paired Words

Nemesis

Synonyms

envy

Questions

What does invidia mean?: The Roman goddess of divine retribution and vengeance; often accompanied by the Furies/Dirae. She is the Roman counterpart of Nemesis.
Where does invidia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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