Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matronism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-tro-n-ism
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To a lad of my age, the idea of a woman of thirty was connected with nothing but associations of far-advanced old maidenhood or very ripe matronism […]"

Etymology

From matron + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: matron

Usage

Questions

What does matronism mean?: matronhood
Where does matronism come from?: From matron + -ism.

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