Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
mo-nolo-gist
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who performs a monologue or monologues.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English monolog 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 monologist From monolog + -ist.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does monologist mean?
A person who performs a monologue or monologues.
Where does monologist come from?
Etymology tree English monolog 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 monologist From monolog + -ist.

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