Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhapsodic

/ɹæpsˈɑdɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: rhap-sod-ic
IPA: /ɹæpsˈɑdɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

highly emotional; rapturous

adj

Of or relating to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody

adj

confused, unconnected

Example Sentences

"I love all that romantic stuff and I'm tired of seeing it given over entirely to straights when we experience the same stupid, fabulous, rhapsodic feelings in our own relationships."
"Charles Darwin once described his own brain as a machine for churning out hypotheses. Cavendish’s was an engine for generating finely calibrated distinctions: this, but not that. His analysis of a single substance could yield volumes of rhapsodic description."

Etymology

From Latinized form of Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδῐκός (rhapsōidĭkós).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ῥαψῳδῐκός

Derived Forms

rhapsodically unrhapsodic

Frequently Paired Words

rhapsody

Synonyms

ecstatic enraptured rapturous rapt

Rhymes With

periodic melodic episodic

Questions

How do you pronounce rhapsodic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹæpsˈɑdɪk/.
What does rhapsodic mean?: highly emotional; rapturous
Where does rhapsodic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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