Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paronomasiac

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: parono-masi-ac
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One addicted to wordplay or puns.

Example Sentences

"Punning, and competition therein, was encouraged—nay, actively abetted—by Callahan, himself a hopeless and utterly shameless paronomasiac."

Inflected Forms

paronomasiacs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

paronomasia paronomasic paronomastic

Questions

What does paronomasiac mean?: One addicted to wordplay or puns.

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