Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spectatorial

/spɛktəˈtɔːɹɪəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spec-ta-to-ri-al
IPA: /spɛktəˈtɔːɹɪəl/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a spectator.

adj

Suitable for spectating.

Example Sentences

"He was a psychologist rather than a philosopher, and his interest and zest in life, in the relationships of simple people, the intermingling of personal emotions and happy comradeships, kept him from ever forming cynical or merely spectatorial views of humanity."
"Louis XIV had been his own Principal Dancer in court ballets down to the 1670s, but he increasingly took a spectatorial rather than a participatory role in entertainments, which became fewer and less grand."
"Upon these Directions, together with other secret Articles herein inclosed, you are to govern your self, and give Advertisement thereof to me at all convenient and spectatorial Hours, when Men of Business are to be seen."

Etymology

From spectator + -ial.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: spectator

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /spɛktəˈtɔːɹɪəl/

Inflected Forms

more spectatorial (comparative) most spectatorial (superlative)

Derived Forms

spectatorially

Rhymes With

memorial editorial territorial tutorial gubernatorial pictorial equatorial senatorial dictatorial directorial boreal combinatorial

Questions

How do you pronounce spectatorial?: The recorded pronunciation is /spɛktəˈtɔːɹɪəl/.
What does spectatorial mean?: Pertaining to a spectator.
Where does spectatorial come from?: From spectator + -ial.

How to pronounce spectatorial

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