Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marantic

/məˈɹæn.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maran-tic
IPA: /məˈɹæn.tɪk/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, suffering from or marked by marasmus.

Etymology

Probably from Koine Greek μαραντικός (marantikós, “wasting away”), from the aorist stem of Ancient Greek μαραίνω (maraínō, “I waste away, wither”).

Word Breakdown

Root: μαραντικός

Inflected Forms

more marantic (comparative) most marantic (superlative)

Phrases

marantic endocarditis

Frequently Paired Words

marasmatic marasmus

Synonyms

marasmic

Rhymes With

romantic atlantic gigantic semantic frantic pedantic antic sycophantic willimantic mantic panromantic transromantic

Questions

How do you pronounce marantic?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈɹæn.tɪk/.
What does marantic mean?: Pertaining to, suffering from or marked by marasmus.
Where does marantic come from?: Probably from Koine Greek μαραντικός (marantikós, “wasting away”), from the aorist stem of Ancient Greek μαραίνω (maraínō, “I waste away, wither”).

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