Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somnambulistic

[sɒmˌnæmbjʊˈlɪstɪk]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: som-nam-bu-lis-tic
IPA: [sɒmˌnæmbjʊˈlɪstɪk]

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a somnambulist.

Etymology

Etymology tree English somnambulist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English somnambulistic From somnambulist + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [sɒmˌnæmbjʊˈlɪstɪk]

Derived Forms

semisomnambulistic somnambulistically

Frequently Paired Words

somnambulate somnambulist

Synonyms

somnambulic somnambulant

Questions

How do you pronounce somnambulistic?: The recorded pronunciation is [sɒmˌnæmbjʊˈlɪstɪk].
What does somnambulistic mean?: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a somnambulist.
Where does somnambulistic come from?: Etymology tree English somnambulist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English somnambulistic From somnambulist + -ic.

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