Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mythopoeic

/mɪθə(ʊ)ˈpiːɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: mythopoe-ic
IPA: /mɪθə(ʊ)ˈpiːɪk/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Giving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth.

Example Sentences

"No other fully historical hero has furnished such a perfect opportunity for the mythopoeic faculty."
"If we study myth in a scientific way, we miss the experience of moving into a mythopoeic mode of consciousness."
"Suppose a serious literary critic were to write about Hollywood autobiographies: “Niven experiences life as an imprisoning reality of personal experience, plus mythopoeic elements, a vast sottisier in the tradition of Jessel's This way, Miss.[…]"

Etymology

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek μυθοποιία (muthopoiía, “mythopoeia”) + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ic

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɪθə(ʊ)ˈpiːɪk/

Inflected Forms

more mythopoeic (comparative) most mythopoeic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

mythogenesis mythopoeia mythopoesis mythopœic

Synonyms

mythogenic

Questions

How do you pronounce mythopoeic?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪθə(ʊ)ˈpiːɪk/.
What does mythopoeic mean?: Giving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth.
Where does mythopoeic come from?: From Hellenistic Ancient Greek μυθοποιία (muthopoiía, “mythopoeia”) + -ic.

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