irene
/aɪˈɹiːn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.
name
A female given name from Ancient Greek, in regular use since the 19th century.
name
A city and town in South Dakota, United States.
noun
The hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of an irone.
Example Sentences
- "But lest I be thought too literall, give me leave to allegorize upon this Irene. Her name is a Greek name, Εἰρήνη, it signifies peace; we must not dote upon our Irene, our private peace, that the publique should suffer for the sake of it."
- ""And I have such a horrible name. Think of it... Kate. Who would take Kate on a Moonlight Cruise...or out to the Minstrels at the point. If you ever do find me in the company of a strange young man, call me Irene. Promise me.""
- "Better to consider the love of Irene, the seventh of the sisters, with her most elegant name."
- "The configurations around the double bond in the side chain are based on considerations of the Raman spectra, dielectric constants, etc., and on comparatively small differences in reactivity; for example, neo-α-irone is converted into irene less readily than α-irone, but forms an oxime more rapidly; …"
- "Ruzicka and his co-workers showed that the hydrocarbon irene, obtained on reduction of irone with red phosphorus/iodine, had the structure shown and this was confirmed by synthesis [...]"
- "Practically no isomerization of ɑ- or γ-irone into β-irone, or of γ-irone into ɑ-irone takes place; nor is irene formed from the irones."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: Irène, Εἰρήνη