Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

showmanship

/ˈʃəʊ.mən.ʃɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: show-man-ship
IPA: /ˈʃəʊ.mən.ʃɪp/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The act was clean and well-rehearsed, but the performers lacked the showmanship that would have made it great."

Etymology

Etymology tree English show Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English showman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English showmanship From showman + -ship.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

showmanships (plural)

Synonyms

showmanism showmanry

Questions

How do you pronounce showmanship?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃəʊ.mən.ʃɪp/.
What does showmanship mean?: The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.
Where does showmanship come from?: Etymology tree English show Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English showman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English showmanship From showman + -ship.

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