Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudonymous

/s(j)uːˈdɒ.nɪ.məs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: pseudony-mous
IPA: /s(j)uːˈdɒ.nɪ.məs/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a pseudonym.

adj

adj

That uses a pseudonym.

adj

Pertaining to pseudonymization.

Example Sentences

"The abuse of children that goes on under the pseudonymous and euphemistic titles of "intergenerational sex" and "sexual liberation.""
"My angle has been more positivistic, my interest arising not out of the general phenomenon of pseudonymity, but out of particular puzzles posed by particular texts assigned to one pseudonymous writer."

Etymology

From Latin pseudōnymus, from Ancient Greek ψευδώνῠμος (pseudṓnŭmos). By surface analysis, pseudonym + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: pseudōnymus, ψευδώνῠμος

Inflected Forms

more pseudonymous (comparative) most pseudonymous (superlative)

Derived Forms

polypseudonymous pseudonymously pseudonymousness

Frequently Paired Words

onymous anonymous pseudonym

Questions

How do you pronounce pseudonymous?: The recorded pronunciation is /s(j)uːˈdɒ.nɪ.məs/.
What does pseudonymous mean?: Of or pertaining to a pseudonym.
Where does pseudonymous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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