Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

samsonian

/sæmˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sam-so-ni-an
IPA: /sæmˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, resembling, or characteristic of the Biblical Samson.

adj

Of, resembling, or characteristic of the Biblical Samson.

Example Sentences

"Samsonian effort"
"a Samsonian feat"
"I simply mention ‘toes’ to emphasize the fact that from the top of her Samsonian locks to the bottom of her Cinderellian boots she is the neatest, sweetest, grandest girl this side of heaven, hades—purgatory or limbo!"

Etymology

From Samson + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Samson

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sæmˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
British English: /sæmˈsəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Samsonian (comparative) most Samsonian (superlative)

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce samsonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /sæmˈsoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does samsonian mean?: Of, resembling, or characteristic of the Biblical Samson.
Where does samsonian come from?: From Samson + -ian.

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