Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jonahesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jon-a-h-esque
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reminiscent of the Biblical prophet Jonah, who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish.

Etymology

From Jonah + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Jonahesque (comparative) most Jonahesque (superlative)

Questions

What does jonahesque mean?
Reminiscent of the Biblical prophet Jonah, who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish.
Where does jonahesque come from?
From Jonah + -esque.

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