Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necrophilous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: necrophilous
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Thriving on death or on dead things.

Example Sentences

"There are many factors, personal and cultural, that are responsible for this unevenness; in addition, some necrophilous traits may not be discovered in people who hide them successfully."

Etymology

From necro- + -philous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: necro
Suffix: philous

Questions

What does necrophilous mean?: Thriving on death or on dead things.
Where does necrophilous come from?: From necro- + -philous.

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