Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

omniscient

/ɑmˈnɪʃənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: om-ni-scient
IPA: /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having total knowledge.

noun

One who has total knowledge.

name

name

Sambuddha.

Example Sentences

"The story was narrated from an omniscient point of view."
"The Abrahamic God is omniscient."
"For me, anything is possible. I am omniscient and omnipotent, extremely vain, and, what is more, I come in a handy self-carrying package."
"Those blind omniscients , those almighty slaves , Untenanting creation of its God"

Etymology

From Medieval Latin omnisciens (“all-knowing”), from Latin omnis (“all”) + sciens (“knowing”) (further analysable via scient).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₃ep-, omnisciens, omnis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/
British English: /ɒmˈnɪsɪənt/

Inflected Forms

omniscients (plural) the Omniscient (canonical)

Derived Forms

nonomniscient omnisciency omnisciently superomniscient unomniscient

Phrases

omniscient narrator

Frequently Paired Words

omnibenevolent omnipotent omnipresent omniscience prescient

Synonyms

all-knowing

Rhymes With

efficient sufficient self-sufficient insufficient inefficient coefficient deficient proficient beneficent cost-efficient immunodeficient haploinsufficient

Questions

How do you pronounce omniscient?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/.
What does omniscient mean?: Having total knowledge.
Where does omniscient come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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