Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parergy

/ˈpæɹə(ɹ)d͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-ergy
IPA: /ˈpæɹə(ɹ)d͡ʒi/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous; a trifle

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Wherefore the Scriptures being serious, and commonly omitting such parergies, it will be unreasonable from hence to condemn all laughter"

Etymology

Latin parergon, Ancient Greek πάρεργον (párergon); παρά (pará, “beside”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

parergies (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce parergy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæɹə(ɹ)d͡ʒi/.
What does parergy mean?: Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous; a trifle
Where does parergy come from?: Latin parergon, Ancient Greek πάρεργον (párergon); παρά (pará, “beside”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

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