Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melodist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: melodist
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A performer or composer of melodies.

Example Sentences

"And, happy melodist, unwearied, / Forever piping songs forever new;"
"Debussy was the last melodist."
"At the same time Mr. Elling has proved his finesse as a Hartman-like melodist, on multiple albums and many more stages."

Etymology

Etymology tree English melody Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English melodist From melody + -ist.

Inflected Forms

melodists (plural)

Questions

What does melodist mean?: A performer or composer of melodies.
Where does melodist come from?: Etymology tree English melody Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English melodist From melody + -ist.

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