Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photosensitivity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-sen-si-tiv-i-ty
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sensitivity to light, especially a heightened response to light

Countable; Uncountable

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 sensitivity English photosensitivity From photo- + sensitivity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

photosensitivities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

photosensitive phototest phototoxicity photodermatotoxicity

Synonyms

radiosensitivity

Questions

What does photosensitivity mean?: sensitivity to light, especially a heightened response to light
Where does photosensitivity 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 sensitivity English photosensitivity From photo- + sensitivity.

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