Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photism

/ˈfəʊtɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-tism
IPA: /ˈfəʊtɪzəm/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The color that a synesthete may report seeing in association with a particular letter or number.

noun

A luminous appearance, image or subjective perception of a hallucinatory nature.

Example Sentences

"I refer to hallucinatory or pseudo-hallucinatory luminous phenomena, photisms, to use the term of the psychologists."

Etymology

From phot- + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: phot
Suffix: ism

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈfəʊtɪzəm/

Inflected Forms

photisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce photism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfəʊtɪzəm/.
What does photism mean?: The color that a synesthete may report seeing in association with a particular letter or number.
Where does photism come from?: From phot- + -ism.

How to pronounce photism

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