Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

omphaloid

/ˈɒmfəlɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: om-phaloid
IPA: /ˈɒmfəlɔɪd/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like a navel.

Example Sentences

"Constructed in a navel-like depression of hills, Bath's omphaloid location induces introspection, meditation, inwardness, massive sloth."

Etymology

Perhaps after Byzantine Ancient Greek ὀμφαλοειδής (omphaloeidḗs). By surface analysis, omphal- + -oid.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɒmfəlɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

more omphaloid (comparative) most omphaloid (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce omphaloid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒmfəlɔɪd/.
What does omphaloid mean?: Shaped like a navel.
Where does omphaloid come from?: Perhaps after Byzantine Ancient Greek ὀμφαλοειδής (omphaloeidḗs). By surface analysis, omphal- + -oid.

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