Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photosensitive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-sen-si-tive
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a reaction to, or able to be affected by, light.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English sensitive English photosensitive From photo- + sensitive.

Inflected Forms

more photosensitive (comparative) most photosensitive (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonphotosensitive photoepilepsy photosensitively photosensitiveness

Phrases

intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell photosensitive retinal ganglion cell

Frequently Paired Words

photosensitivity phototoxic

Synonyms

light-sensitive

Questions

What does photosensitive mean?: Having a reaction to, or able to be affected by, light.
Where does photosensitive come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English sensitive English photosensitive From photo- + sensitive.

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