pyrokinesis
/ˌpaɪroʊkɪˈniːsɪs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The ability to set objects or people on fire or to supernaturally project fire from one's own being through the concentration of psychic power; the power to control fire.
Uncountable
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English -kinesis English pyrokinesis From pyro- + -kinesis.