Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onychomancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ony-choman-cy
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient form of divination based on the symbols that are reflected by sunlight on a person's fingernails.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I am still not sure what to make of this treatise on onychomancy, that is, divining by observing the fingernails, except that he accounted for the practice as an example of the acute application of observational technique to the signs and symbols left by intelligent nature for humans to decipher in view of some benefit."

Etymology

From onycho- + -mancy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: onycho
Suffix: mancy

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

onychomancer

Synonyms

onymancy

Questions

What does onychomancy mean?: An ancient form of divination based on the symbols that are reflected by sunlight on a person's fingernails.
Where does onychomancy come from?: From onycho- + -mancy.

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