patronus
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Patronus.
noun
A person considered one’s protector.
noun
Something associated with a person, usually an animal.
Example Sentences
- "Black women are my patronus, and surrounding myself with villages of black women has been my biggest form of self-care."
- "For my dear, dear #Witchlanders, you are my patronus. Real talk here: you are my guardians against the darkness. You’re the reason I keep writing every day, the reason I didn’t give up even when this book almost killed me, the reason I want to tell this story at all."
- "She’s my patronus. When I can’t deal with real life, I escape into her virtual space, where everything is perfectly lit, perfectly coifed, and perfectly accompanied by neo-soul music I never hear anywhere but natural hair videos and the beauty supply shop."
- "I am 16 years old. My patronus is a unicorn and I literally talk to moon and love the croissant crescent. I love to talk about fireflies, stars and books."
- "The screen came alive with a little ‘Hi’ / I knew you were my patronus"
- "She wore khaki shorts, scuffed hiking boots, and a lavender T-shirt with an open book on the front that read My patronus is a bookworm."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: patrōnus