komast
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A drunken reveller, especially as depicted in Ancient Greek art.
Example Sentences
- "The triple repetition of the god's name has a hymnic effect and so in form as well as function these lines are a modification of the standard appeal of the komast to a divinity for help."
- "In later versions of this theme on vases, a komast is occasionally found instead of the protosatyr here."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: κωμαστής