Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salonical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sa-loni-cal
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Intellectually pretentious.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From salon + -ical, from the use of salon to refer to an intellectual and social gathering.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more salonical (comparative) most salonical (superlative)

Questions

What does salonical mean?
Intellectually pretentious.
Where does salonical come from?
From salon + -ical, from the use of salon to refer to an intellectual and social gathering.

How to pronounce salonical

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