Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sibilancy

/ˈsɪbɪlənsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sibi-lan-cy
IPA: /ˈsɪbɪlənsi/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property or state of being sibilant.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"How do such words differ from hilltop, townend, candlelight, rushlight, cityman, and the like, where no double s can be made the scapegoat? Certainly Milton would not have avoided them for their sibilancy, he who wrote […] verses that hiss like Medusa's head in wrath."

Etymology

From sibilant + -ancy.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

sibilancies (plural)

Synonyms

sibilance

Questions

How do you pronounce sibilancy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪbɪlənsi/.
What does sibilancy mean?: The property or state of being sibilant.
Where does sibilancy come from?: From sibilant + -ancy.

How to pronounce sibilancy

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