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narcissine

/ˈnɑɹsɪsin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nar-cis-sine
IPA
/ˈnɑɹsɪsin/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Narcissistic, loving oneself excessively.

noun

Lycorine.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin narcissinus, from Ancient Greek ναρκίσσινος (narkíssinos), from νάρκισσος (nárkissos, “narcissus”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: narcissinus, ναρκίσσινος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnɑɹsɪsin/
  • British English: /ˈnɑːsɪsiːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more narcissine (comparative) most narcissine (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce narcissine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɑɹsɪsin/.
What does narcissine mean?
Narcissistic, loving oneself excessively.
Where does narcissine come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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