Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modelhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mod-el-hood
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being a model (all senses).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Although it's not essential to the project at hand, let's slightly modify the usual notion of modelhood. Sense-bearing languages can contain empty designators, a phenomenon that was idealized away by the notion of modelhood just introduced."
"In short, the particularities of her history as a woman set up the conditions under which she could become a model; they cleared the ground for modelhood."
"The presence of a local labor model, as well as her style of modelhood, meant that village involvement with new state projects also entailed the embrace of the familiar."

Etymology

From model + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: model

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

modeldom modelship

Questions

What does modelhood mean?: The state or condition of being a model (all senses).
Where does modelhood come from?: From model + -hood.

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