Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obnosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-no-sis
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Observing the obvious.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Here you will find the Instructor's Code, Obnosis and the Tone Scale and one of the best descriptions of Assist processing ever published."
"Obnosis (observing the obvious) must be used at every moment to determine the best next step with any student."
"Hubbard created Scientology's language to be unique to its members. It includes words that are interpretations, or variations, of standard terms: "isness," for example, which Scientology's glossaries say, in essence, means "reality." But there are also words that are wholly made up, such as "obnosis," which means "observation of the obvious.""

Etymology

Coined by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, apparently as a blend of observe + gnosis.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does obnosis mean?: Observing the obvious.
Where does obnosis come from?: Coined by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, apparently as a blend of observe + gnosis.

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