Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overoptimism

/ˌoʊvɚˈɑptɪmˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: overop-ti-mism
IPA: /ˌoʊvɚˈɑptɪmˌɪzəm/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive optimism.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English optimism English overoptimism From over- + optimism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overoptimisms (plural)

Derived Forms

overoptimistic

Questions

How do you pronounce overoptimism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚˈɑptɪmˌɪzəm/.
What does overoptimism mean?: Excessive optimism.
Where does overoptimism come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English optimism English overoptimism From over- + optimism.

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