Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laymanship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lay-man-ship
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being a layman.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Naive methods and resolute laymanship go hand in hand, both obstructions in the pursuit of truth, blocks in the road of inquiry."

Etymology

From layman + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: layman

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does laymanship mean?: The condition of being a layman.
Where does laymanship come from?: From layman + -ship.

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