Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skeptimist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skep-ti-mist
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is both skeptical and optimistic.

Example Sentences

"Then there are those of us who are agonizingly ambivalent about a new ballpark for the Giants. Call us "skeptimists.""

Etymology

Blend of skeptic + optimist.

Inflected Forms

skeptimists (plural)

Questions

What does skeptimist mean?: One who is both skeptical and optimistic.
Where does skeptimist come from?: Blend of skeptic + optimist.

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