Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puristic

/pjʊɹˈɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: puris-tic
IPA: /pjʊɹˈɪstɪk/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to purism or purists.

Etymology

Etymology tree English purist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English puristic From purist + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more puristic (comparative) most puristic (superlative)

Derived Forms

puristically

Synonyms

purist

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic unrealistic ballistic statistic autistic futuristic holistic

Questions

How do you pronounce puristic?: The recorded pronunciation is /pjʊɹˈɪstɪk/.
What does puristic mean?: Of, or relating to purism or purists.
Where does puristic come from?: Etymology tree English purist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English puristic From purist + -ic.

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