Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palmistry

/ˈpɑ(l)məstɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: palm-istry
IPA: /ˈpɑ(l)məstɹi/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand.

Uncountable

noun

Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand.

Countable

noun

A dexterous use or trick of the hand.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Chiromantie is a coniecturyng by beholdyng the lynes, or wryncles of the handes called commonly Palmistry."
"And those fayre hands within whose louely palmes, Fortune diuineth happie Augurie, Those straightest fingers dealing heauenly almes, Pointed with pur’st of Natures Alcumie, Where loue sits looking in loues palmistrie."
"[…] but his [God’s] right hand of truth and bountie, does by a Catholike and vnfeigned Palmistrie, shew the blessings prouided for other men!"
"He must (at least) hold up his hand, By twelve Free-holders to be scan’d, Who by their skill in Palmistry, Will quickly read his Destiny;"
"I have seen a gipsy vagabond; she has practised in hackneyed fashion the science of palmistry and told me what such people usually tell."
"If you had cared to do so, you could have told the little chap’s fortune from those hands. They were not flat and featureless as you might have expected them to be; already they had all the lines and creases known to palmistry."

Etymology

From Middle English palmestrie. Equivalent to palm + -ist + -ry.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: palmestrie
Suffix: palm

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɑ(l)məstɹi/
British English: /ˈpɑːmɪstɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

palmistries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

palmist palmister

Synonyms

chirognomy chirography chiromancy handreading palm reading legerdemain sleight of hand see: Thesaurus:prestidigitation

Questions

How do you pronounce palmistry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑ(l)məstɹi/.
What does palmistry mean?: Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand.
Where does palmistry come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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