Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necessarium

/ˌnɛsɪˈsɛɹi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nec-es-sar-i-um
IPA: /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛɹi.əm/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of reredorter: a monastery's latrine, outhouse, or lavatory, typically located behind the dormitory.

noun

Humorous

noun

Alternative form of necessarium.

Example Sentences

"The other outlet from the pisalis […] leads to the necessarium, in the corner of which a light […] is kept burning."
"A passage at the other end [of the dormitory] leads to the “necessarium” (I), a portion of the monastic buildings always planned with extreme care."
"Viewers […] don't mind having a hundred variations, from ‘The Necessarium’ to ‘The Thunder-Box’ to choose from."

Etymology

From Latin necessarium (“reredorter; outhouse”), from necesse (“unavoidable or necessary [thing]”) + -ārium (“-arium, -ium: forming locations”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: necessarium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛɹi.əm/
British English: /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛəɹɪəm/

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

necessariums (plural) necessaria (plural)

Derived Forms

necessary

Phrases

the necessary

Synonyms

reredorter bathroom

Rhymes With

herbarium fusarium samarium imaginarium vivarium columbarium armamentarium oceanarium seaquarium itinerarium leprosarium insectarium

Questions

How do you pronounce necessarium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛɹi.əm/.
What does necessarium mean?: Synonym of reredorter: a monastery's latrine, outhouse, or lavatory, typically located behind the dormitory.
Where does necessarium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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