lorem ipsum
/ˌlɔː.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dummy text used as a placeholder in printing and website design to simplify the layout process, especially the usual pseudo-Latin text beginning Lorem ipsum...
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "It was Aldus PageMaker's adoption of Lorem Ipsum that allowed the practice to enter the electronic age […]"
- "If you want something other than quick brown foxes, perhaps you'd like a hunk of lorem ipsums?"
- "The origin of Lorem Ipsum actually goes back to the early 1500s when typographers would create specimen books of their fonts."
- "Triple-click the lorem ipsum of the text placeholder and begin typing your masterpiece."
- "One ad... includes sample language: “‘Sarah Republican,’ making an ad against ‘John Democrat,’ should say, ‘Here’s my view—I am pro-life, but, in reality, forget about the political labels, all of us are in favor of life.’” That’s as close as political messaging comes to “lorem ipsum” filler text."
- "the only words passing through his mind were Reject, Failure, it was as if these were the only words actually printed there, over and over, as though someone had replaced the text of the Phenomenology with this lorem ipsum of loathing."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌlɔː.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/
- British English: /ˌlɔː.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/